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What is a CDN (Content Delivery Network)?
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The correct answer is B) A distributed network of servers caching and serving static assets (images, JS, CSS) from locations close to users, reducing latency
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Correct Answer
A distributed network of servers caching and serving static assets (images, JS, CSS) from locations close to users, reducing latency
Explanation
CDNs (Cloudflare, CloudFront, Akamai) cache static assets at edge nodes worldwide. A user in Tokyo gets assets from a Tokyo node rather than a US origin server. Reduces latency from 200ms to <20ms.
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