Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) — Question 482

In a typical network architecture used for e-commerce, a load balancer is normally found between the:

Answer options

• A. routers and the web servers.
• B. mail servers and the mail repositories.
• C. users and the external gateways.
• D. databases and internal firewalls.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because a load balancer is designed to distribute incoming traffic between web servers, which typically sit behind routers. The other options do not involve the function of a load balancer in managing traffic flow for web services.