A network is having problems with traffic flowing to several critical websites that are used for necessary company work. Which of the following appliances would BEST handle network traffic to…

The correct answer is B. Traffic shaper. A traffic shaper (bandwidth manager) controls and prioritizes network traffic flows. When a congested network is causing problems reaching critical websites, a traffic shaper can deprioritize non-essential traffic (e.g., video streaming, social media) and guarantee bandwidth…

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Question

A network is having problems with traffic flowing to several critical websites that are used for necessary company work. Which of the following appliances would BEST handle network traffic to increase network performance?

Options

ACaching engine
BTraffic shaper
CNetwork based firewall
DPacket sniffer

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A
4% (1)
B
92% (22)
C
4% (1)

Explanation

A traffic shaper (bandwidth manager) controls and prioritizes network traffic flows. When a congested network is causing problems reaching critical websites, a traffic shaper can deprioritize non-essential traffic (e.g., video streaming, social media) and guarantee bandwidth for business-critical destinations, directly improving performance to those sites. A caching engine stores repeated content locally but doesn't manage live traffic prioritization. A network firewall filters by rules but doesn't optimize bandwidth allocation. A packet sniffer only captures and analyzes traffic-it cannot influence or improve it.

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