CV0-004 · Question #177
A company serves customers globally from its website hosted in North America. A cloud engineer recently deployed new instances of the website in the Europe region. Which of the following is the most…
The correct answer is C. To reduce latency. Deploying instances of a website in a geographically closer region to users is the primary technique for reducing network latency. When a European customer accesses a website hosted only in North America, their requests must travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic, adding…
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A company serves customers globally from its website hosted in North America. A cloud engineer recently deployed new instances of the website in the Europe region. Which of the following is the most likely reason?
Options
- ATo simplify workflow
- BTo enhance security
- CTo reduce latency
- DTo decrease cost
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A7% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C88% (37)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Deploying instances of a website in a geographically closer region to users is the primary technique for reducing network latency. When a European customer accesses a website hosted only in North America, their requests must travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic, adding significant round-trip time. By hosting a copy of the site in Europe, requests are served from a nearby data center, dramatically reducing response times. This is a core principle of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and multi-region deployments. While security or cost benefits may exist as secondary effects, the primary driver for geographic expansion of web infrastructure is almost always latency reduction and improved user experience.
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