CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 1005

A technician is configuring a load balancer for the application team to accelerate the network performance of their applications. The applications are hosted on multiple servers and must be redundant.
Given this scenario, which of the following would be the BEST method of configuring the load balancer?

Answer options

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The best option for configuring the load balancer in this scenario is Locality-based, as it directs traffic to the server that is geographically closest to the client, which reduces latency and improves performance. Round-robin distributes requests equally, Weighted allocates based on server capabilities, and Least connection sends traffic to the server with the fewest connections, but none of these options prioritize geographic proximity for redundancy and performance.