Networking & content delivery
22 practice questions with explanations — 15 free to try
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Networking & content delivery: example questions & answers
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A company wants to distribute incoming HTTP/HTTPS traffic across multiple EC2 instances and route requests based on URL path. Which load balancer should be used?
- ANetwork Load Balancer
- BApplication Load Balancer✓
- CGateway Load Balancer
- DClassic Load Balancer
Answer: The Application Load Balancer operates at Layer 7 and supports content-based routing such as path-based and host-based rules, making it ideal for HTTP/HTTPS traffic.
A solutions architect must allow EC2 instances in a private subnet to download software updates from the internet without allowing inbound connections from the internet. What should be used?
- AAn internet gateway attached to the private subnet
- BA NAT gateway in a public subnet✓
- CA VPC peering connection to a VPC that has internet access
- DAn egress-only internet gateway for IPv4
Answer: A NAT gateway in a public subnet lets instances in private subnets initiate outbound internet connections (such as updates) while blocking unsolicited inbound traffic.