CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) — Question 326

A systems administrator has migrated a web application to the cloud with a synchronous uplink speed of 100Mbps. After the migration, the administrator receives reports of slow connectivity to the web application. The administrator logs into the firewall and notices the WAN port is transmitting at a constant 12.5MBps. Which of the following BEST explains the reason for the issue?

Answer options

• A. Misconfigured subnetting
• B. Insufficient compute
• C. Firewall issues
• D. Not enough upload bandwidth

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because the WAN port's transmission rate of 12.5MBps translates to approximately 100Mbps, which matches the stated synchronous uplink speed. This suggests that the upload bandwidth is being fully utilized, leading to slow connectivity. The other options do not directly relate to the observed bandwidth issue.