What is a function of an application load balancer?
What is a function of an application load balancer?
An application load balancer is designed to automatically distribute HTTP and HTTPS traffic, which operates at the application layer (Layer 7 of the OSI model). It is responsible for routing requests to various instances based on the URL, hostname, or path. This functionality is crucial for managing web traffic efficiently.
Answer 'B' is correct. "application load balancer" = layer-7, same as HTTP/S
'C' is incorrect because a "network load balancer" would balance the TCP traffic (layer 4)
correction. It is 'A' that is incorrect
correction. It is 'A' that is incorrect
https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/application-load-balancer/ https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/application-load-balancer
i think both A and B are possible, i would pick A
"application" is the key word
Well, there's other applications protocols at layer 7 other than only HTTP and HTTPS, like DNS, proprietary application protocols, database SQL protocolos and many others.. so I think is A, cause TCP means all applications at layer 7.
Incorrect because TCP traffic is handled by a Network Load Balancer (NLB) at Layer 4 (Transport Layer), not an ALB.