SK0-005 · Question #580
A server administrator needs a server to have the fastest network performance possible. Which of the following would provide this function?
The correct answer is C. NIC teaming. NIC teaming combines multiple network interface cards into a single logical interface to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy, offering the fastest network performance.
Question
A server administrator needs a server to have the fastest network performance possible. Which of the following would provide this function?
Options
- ARound robin
- BMRU
- CNIC teaming
- DPort forwarding
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- C91% (48)
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Why each option
NIC teaming combines multiple network interface cards into a single logical interface to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy, offering the fastest network performance.
Round robin is a scheduling algorithm often used for load balancing or DNS, not directly for increasing a single server's raw network throughput.
MRU (Maximum Receive Unit) is a parameter defining the largest packet size a network interface can receive, which is a configuration detail, not a function for overall performance improvement.
NIC teaming (Network Interface Card teaming), also known as Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) or bonding, combines multiple physical network adapters into a single logical interface. This aggregation increases the available bandwidth and provides fault tolerance, resulting in significantly faster network performance and resilience.
Port forwarding redirects traffic from one port to another, often across a network address translation (NAT) boundary, and does not inherently increase a server's network speed.
Concept tested: Network adapter aggregation for performance
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nic-teaming/nic-teaming
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