SP Network Fundamentals 4

Question 1

Which type of load balancing algorithm sends each new request to the server with the fewest active connections?

Accepted Answer

Least Connections

Answer

The Least Connections algorithm directs traffic to the server currently handling the fewest active connections.

Question 2

An SSL/TLS handshake fails when a middleware system calls Salesforce. What is the most common cause?

Accepted Answer

The middleware presents an untrusted or expired certificate

Answer

TLS handshake failures most commonly result from the server presenting a certificate that is expired, self-signed, or not trusted by the client.

Question 3

What is the function of a CDN (Content Delivery Network) in a Salesforce Experience Cloud deployment?

Accepted Answer

It caches static assets at edge locations closer to users to reduce latency

Answer

A CDN caches static assets like images, CSS, and JavaScript at geographically distributed edge nodes to reduce load time.

Question 4

Which IP addressing version supports 128-bit addresses and was designed to solve IPv4 address exhaustion?

Accepted Answer

IPv6

Answer

IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses (compared to IPv4's 32-bit), providing a vastly larger address space.

Question 5

When should an organization use Salesforce's allowlist feature for session IP restrictions rather than network-level firewall rules?

Accepted Answer

When users are mobile or remote with frequently changing IP addresses

Answer

IP-based session restrictions are impractical for mobile users with dynamic IPs; instead, MFA or other controls are preferred.

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