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N10-009 · Question #382

Which of the following best represents north-south traffic?

The correct answer is A. A connection between a computer and a public web server. North-south traffic refers to the data flow between internal network resources (such as servers or devices within a data center) and external resources, typically going from the internal network to the outside world or vice versa. A connection between a computer and a public…

Submitted by andres_qro· Mar 6, 2026Networking Concepts

Question

Which of the following best represents north-south traffic?

Options

  • AA connection between a computer and a public web server
  • BData moving between a data center and a DR site
  • CTraffic between a production server and a backup server
  • DRouting updates between OSPF routers

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    90% (18)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    5% (1)

Explanation

North-south traffic refers to the data flow between internal network resources (such as servers or devices within a data center) and external resources, typically going from the internal network to the outside world or vice versa. A connection between a computer and a public web server represents this type of traffic, where data moves from an internal network (the computer) to an external network (the web server on the internet).

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