Browser & Web Performance · Junior · Question 49 of 75

How does a CDN make a site faster?

✓Correct answer: It serves cached content from servers geographically close to the user
2It compiles JavaScript ahead of time
3It reduces the number of DOM nodes

Explanation

Shorter distance means lower latency; the CDN also offloads traffic from the origin.

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