CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 851

During a risk assessment, which of the following should be considered when planning to mitigate high CPU utilization of a firewall?

Answer options

• A. Recovery time objective
• B. Uninterruptible power supply
• C. NIC teaming
• D. Load balancing

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Load balancing is the correct answer because it helps distribute traffic across multiple resources, thereby reducing the CPU load on a single firewall. The other options, while important for overall system resilience and performance, do not directly address the issue of high CPU utilization in this context.