Clustered Systems Can Be Used to Ensure High Availability and Load

question 426

Multiple Choice

Clustered systems can be used to ensure high availability and load balancing across individual systems through a variety of methodologies. What process is used within a clustered system to ensure proper load balancing and to maintain the health of the overall system to provide high availability?

• A) Distributed clustering
• B) Distributed balancing
• C) Distributed optimization
• D) Distributed resource scheduling

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Definitions:

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