Load Balancer
Software Engineer path · lesson 69 of 99Visualize how load balancers distribute incoming requests across multiple servers using round-robin, least-connections, and weighted strategies.
Round Robin: Request 1 routed to Server A (next in sequence)
Round Robin: Requests distributed sequentially across servers. Simple but ignores server load and capacity.
Pick the strategy
Sort each description into the load-balancing strategy it describes.
Tap a piece, then tap where it goes — or drag it. Tap the tray to take one back.
Round robin
Drop items hereLeast connections
Drop items hereWeighted
Drop items hereTest your knowledge
Which load balancing algorithm routes traffic to the server with the fewest active connections?
The short version
Think of a load balancer like a restaurant host who seats guests at different tables to ensure no single waiter is overwhelmed.
In more depth
Load Balancing
A load balancer distributes network traffic across multiple servers to ensure no single server bears too much demand.
Algorithms
Key Concepts
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