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SY0-701 · Question #714

A company has a website in a server cluster. One server is experiencing very high usage, while others are nearly unused. Which of the following should the company configure to help distribute traffic

The correct answer is C. Load balancer. A load balancer distributes incoming traffic evenly across multiple servers to prevent any single server from becoming overloaded. This ensures high availability, scalability, and optimal performance of the company's website.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 6, 2026Security architecture

Question

A company has a website in a server cluster. One server is experiencing very high usage, while others are nearly unused. Which of the following should the company configure to help distribute traffic quickly?

Options

  • AServer multiprocessing
  • BWarm site
  • CLoad balancer
  • DProxy server

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    12% (5)
  • C
    79% (33)
  • D
    7% (3)

Explanation

A load balancer distributes incoming traffic evenly across multiple servers to prevent any single server from becoming overloaded. This ensures high availability, scalability, and optimal performance of the company's website.

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