CAF-3 · Chapter 7 · Question 9 of 15
A financial institution sets up duplicate servers in two different geographical regions. If the primary server in Region A goes offline due to a power outage, the system immediately and automatically switches operations to the backup server in Region B without interrupting online banking. This mechanism is known as:
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A) Failover
Explanation
A failover mechanism automatically switches services to a redundant or standby backup server in the event of a primary system failure, minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity
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