A startup needs to deploy a web application that experiences unpredictable traffic spikes. They want to avoid managing physical servers and only pay for the compute resources they actually use, but they also need the ability to scale automatically. Which deployment approach best meets these requirements?

Purchase a dedicated physical server in a colocation facility and install a hypervisor to create VMs.

Set up a private cloud on-premises with a fixed number of VMs to handle peak load.

Use a serverless computing platform that automatically scales with demand and charges based on execution time.

Deploy the application on a virtual machine in a public cloud and manually resize the VM when traffic increases.

A network engineer is designing a new branch office. The office has 200 devices. The engineer decides to use a /24 subnet for the LAN. However, the company's security policy requires that the guest Wi-Fi network be isolated from the corporate network. The engineer plans to use a single router with two interfaces. What is the best approach?

Use a /23 subnet to accommodate all devices and skip VLANs.

Use a single flat /24 subnet for all devices and rely on the access point's built-in isolation.

Place all devices on the same subnet and use a firewall on each device.

Create two VLANs on the switch, one for corporate and one for guest, and configure the router to route between them with firewall rules.

A company wants to segment its network into separate broadcast domains to improve performance and security. They also need to route traffic between these segments. Which combination of devices should they use?

A hub for each segment and a bridge to interconnect them.

A switch for each segment and a router to interconnect them.

An access point for each segment and a switch to interconnect them.

A single switch with all devices connected, and a firewall for routing.

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11foundation · easy
Which hardware component is specifically designed to provide fast, temporary storage for data and instructions that the CPU is actively using?
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12application · medium
A startup needs to deploy a web application that experiences unpredictable traffic spikes. They want to avoid managing physical servers and only pay for the compute resources they actually use, but they also need the ability to scale automatically. Which deployment approach best meets these requirements?
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A network engineer is designing a new branch office. The office has 200 devices. The engineer decides to use a /24 subnet for the LAN. However, the company's security policy requires that the guest Wi-Fi network be isolated from the corporate network. The engineer plans to use a single router with two interfaces. What is the best approach?
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14foundation · easy
Which operating system is commonly used for servers due to its stability, security, and open-source nature, and is available in distributions such as Ubuntu Server and CentOS?
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15application · medium
A company wants to segment its network into separate broadcast domains to improve performance and security. They also need to route traffic between these segments. Which combination of devices should they use?
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Which hardware component is specifically designed to provide fast, temporary storage for data and instructions that the CPU is actively using?

Which operating system is commonly used for servers due to its stability, security, and open-source nature, and is available in distributions such as Ubuntu Server and CentOS?

A company wants to segment its network into separate broadcast domains to improve performance and security. They also need to route traffic between these segments. Which combination of devices should they use?

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