What is the primary purpose of load balancing in a network architecture?

To encrypt all data transmitted between clients and servers to ensure confidentiality.

To replace the need for multiple servers by consolidating all services onto a single high-performance machine.

To monitor network traffic and block malicious packets before they reach the servers.

To distribute incoming traffic across multiple servers to prevent any single server from becoming a bottleneck.

In an autoscaling policy, what is the function of a 'scale-out' rule?

To change the instance type to a larger size.

To increase the number of running instances when demand rises.

To decrease the number of running instances when demand falls.

To restart instances that have become unhealthy.

A global e-commerce company serves static images and videos to users worldwide. They want to reduce latency and improve reliability for these assets. What should they deploy?

A larger origin server to handle more requests

A content delivery network (CDN) with edge caching

A load balancer in a single region

What is the primary goal of implementing redundancy in a network design?

To increase the speed of the network by using faster cables.

To eliminate the need for network monitoring and management.

To ensure that the network remains operational in the event of a component failure.

To reduce the cost of network equipment by using fewer devices.

What is the primary role of a Content Delivery Network (CDN) in improving content delivery?

To encrypt all content to ensure secure transmission.

To provide a backup of the origin server in case of failure.

To cache content at edge locations closer to users, reducing latency.

To filter malicious traffic before it reaches the origin server.

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