CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 221

A company's primary ISP is experiencing an outage. However, the network administrator notices traffic continuing to flow through a secondary connection to the same ISP. Which of the following BEST describes this configuration?

Answer options

• A. Diverse paths
• B. Load balancing
• C. Multipathing
• D. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as 'Diverse paths' refers to the ability to have multiple routes for data, ensuring connectivity even if one path fails. Load balancing (B) typically involves distributing traffic across multiple connections rather than using a backup path. Multipathing (C) usually refers to multiple connections for performance improvement, and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (D) is related to router failover, not ISP connections.