Azure Architecture & ServicesQuestion 37 of 100
Which Azure networking service acts as a load balancer that distributes incoming traffic across multiple backend resources?
a.Azure Load Balancer
b.Azure Blob Storage
c.Azure Functions
d.Microsoft Entra ID
Explanation
Azure Load Balancer distributes inbound network traffic across a pool of backend resources such as virtual machines. This improves availability and scalability by preventing any single resource from being overwhelmed. It operates at the transport layer (Layer 4).
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