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Load balancing doesn’t increase the physical bandwidth of a network, but it does make more efficient use of the bandwidth that is available. By distributing traffic evenly and ensuring high availability and reliability, load balancers play a crucial role in the smooth operation of modern networks.

A load balancer is not a server but a separate entity that assists in managing and distributing network traffic to servers. A server is a machine directly handling tasks such as data storage, processing, and application execution, while a load balancer is more of a traffic cop, directing traffic to the appropriate server.

A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is a meticulously documented strategy that delineates how an organisation will react to and recover from unplanned incidents, enabling the resumption of business operations.