Correct Answer: A feature where a single global IP address is announced from every Google edge location, routing traffic to the closest healthy backend
Anycast is a core feature of Google's global load balancers (HTTP, SSL, TCP Proxy), simplifying DNS management....
Correct Answer
A feature where a single global IP address is announced from every Google edge location, routing traffic to the closest healthy backend
Why This Answer Is Correct
Anycast is a core feature of Google's global load balancers (HTTP, SSL, TCP Proxy), simplifying DNS management.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Cloud Network Load Balancing — a core concept tested in Associate Cloud Engineer. Understanding Cloud Network Load Balancing is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
Your high-traffic application requires ultra-low latency and needs to handle millions of requests per second at the network level. Which load balancer is best?
Which Google Cloud load balancer is an external, regional, non-proxied (pass-through) load balancer that supports TCP/UDP traffic and uses Maglev for distribution?
What is the primary technical difference between a 'Proxy' load balancer and a 'Pass-through' load balancer in GCP?
How does an External Network Load Balancer identify its backend instances to distribute traffic to?
What is 'Session Affinity' in the context of Network Load Balancing?