PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is planning to migrate an SAP BusinessObjects environment to AWS. They need to ensure high availability for the Web Application Server tier. Which AWS service should they use to distribute traffic across multiple instances?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Application Load Balancer (ALB)
An Application Load Balancer (ALB) distributes HTTP/HTTPS traffic across targets. NLB is for TCP/UDP. Global Accelerator improves performance but not primarily for load balancing. Route 53 is DNS.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AWS Global Accelerator
Why it's wrong here
Global Accelerator improves routing but does not provide load balancing.
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Network Load Balancer (NLB)
Why it's wrong here
NLB operates at Layer 4, not ideal for HTTP traffic.
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Application Load Balancer (ALB)
Why this is correct
ALB is designed for HTTP/HTTPS traffic and is suitable for web application servers.
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Amazon Route 53
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 is a DNS service, not a load balancer.
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