CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 139

Which of the following is MOST likely to generate significant East-West traffic in a datacenter?

Answer options

• A. A backup of a large video presentation to cloud storage for archival purposes
• B. A duplication of a hosted virtual server to another physical server for redundancy
• C. A download of navigation data to a portable device for offline access
• D. A query from an IoT device to a cloud-hosted server for a firmware update

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Option B is correct because duplicating a hosted virtual server involves significant data transfer within the datacenter, which characterizes East-West traffic. Options A and C involve traffic to and from external sources, which is North-South traffic, while option D involves a query from an external device to a cloud server, also not fitting the East-West traffic definition.