A team is deciding between an External HTTP(S) Load Balancer and an Internal HTTP(S) Load Balancer for a web app that must be reachable from the Internet and route traffic to backends in multiple regions. Which statement is correct?
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Correct answer: Use External HTTP(S) Load Balancer because it is global and can front backends across regions.
Why this is the answer
The External HTTP(S) Load Balancer is the correct choice because it is a global, Internet-facing load balancer designed to distribute traffic from the public internet to backends across multiple regions. This directly addresses the requirement for the web app to be reachable from the Internet and route traffic to backends in various regions. Internal HTTP(S) Load Balancer is incorrect because it is a regional load balancer used for internal traffic within a VPC network, not for Internet-facing services, and it does not support global anycast frontends for internet traffic. While both load balancers are HTTP(S) based, only the external one is designed for global internet reachability. Internal HTTP(S) Load Balancer does not automatically integrate with Cloud CDN; Cloud CDN is primarily used with External HTTP(S) Load Balancers.
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