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GCP ACE · Question 17 · Domain 2.4: Planning and configuring network resources
You are deploying a public-facing web application that will be accessed by users worldwide. The application runs on Compute Engine instances in three different regions (us-central1, europe-west1, and asia-east1). You want to provide a single global IP address to users and route them to the closest region automatically.
Which load balancer should you configure?
You are deploying a public-facing web application that will be accessed by users worldwide. The application runs on Compute Engine instances in three different regions (us-central1, europe-west1, and asia-east1). You want to provide a single global IP address to users and route them to the closest region automatically.
Which load balancer should you configure?
Answer options:
A.
Global HTTP(S) Load Balancer
B.
Regional External HTTP(S) Load Balancer
C.
Internal TCP/UDP Load Balancer
D.
Network Load Balancer
How to approach this question
Look for keywords: public-facing, worldwide, single global IP, multiple regions.
Full Answer
A.Global HTTP(S) Load Balancer✓ Correct
Global HTTP(S) Load Balancer
The Global External HTTP(S) Load Balancer is a proxy-based Layer 7 load balancer that enables you to run and scale your services behind a single external IP address distributed globally. It automatically routes users to the closest backend with capacity.
Common mistakes
Selecting Network Load Balancer, which is a regional Layer 4 load balancer.
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