Exam CAS-004 topic 1 question 65 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's CAS-004

Question #: 65
Topic #: 1

An e-commerce company is running a web server on premises, and the resource utilization is usually less than 30%. During the last two holiday seasons, the server experienced performance issues because of too many connections, and several customers were not able to finalize purchase orders. The company is looking to change the server configuration to avoid this kind of performance issue.
Which of the following is the MOST cost-effective solution?

A. Move the server to a cloud provider.
B. Change the operating system.
C. Buy a new server and create an active-active cluster.
D. Upgrade the server with a new one.

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

by ryanzou at Nov. 5, 2022, 4:11 a.m.

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Delab202

10 months ago

Selected Answer: C

To address the issue of performance problems during holiday seasons while maintaining cost-effectiveness, the most suitable option is: C. Buy a new server and create an active-active cluster. By purchasing a new server and configuring an active-active cluster, the company can distribute the load between the two servers, ensuring better performance during peak periods. Active-active clustering allows both servers to share the load and respond to requests, providing redundancy and preventing a single point of failure. This solution is more cost-effective than continuously upgrading to new servers, especially considering that resource utilization is usually less than 30%.

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Trap_D0_r

9 months, 2 weeks ago

It asked for the most cost effective option, not the most suitable option. Cloud servers are significantly cheaper than on-prem hardware, and can be scaled up or down for workloads so you only pay for the compute power you need. If you're looking for the cheapest fix, the answer is A.

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SangSang

5 months, 2 weeks ago

That is ChatGPT answer, so don't worry about that man, lol!

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BiteSize

1 year, 3 months ago

Selected Answer: A

Going to a reliable cloud service provider ensures all the orders will come in. Option A. B. *dies laughing C. You could get a new server that has awesome specs but that takes quite a bit of time to fully deploy (resources), also no guarantee that it will be sufficient. Clearly the current IT staff can't give expert recommendations for improving on premises solutions such as Dual WAN with two ISP's and load balancing two servers in a DMZ. Source: Verifying each answer against Chat GPT, my experience, other test banks, a written book, and weighing in the discussion from all users to create a 100% accurate guide for myself before I take the exam. (It isn't easy because of the time needed, but it is doing my diligence)

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hidady

1 year, 10 months ago

A is the correct answer

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ryanzou

2 years ago