Browser & Web Performance · Middle · Question 38 of 75

Why should you avoid preloading too many resources?

1Preloaded resources are never cached
✓Correct answer: Preloads compete for bandwidth with truly critical resources and can make the page slower
3Browsers ignore more than one preload

Explanation

Preload raises priority. When everything is high priority, nothing is, and the LCP resource may arrive later.

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