Docker and CI/CD · Middle · Question 33 of 75

Cache vs artifacts in CI: what's the difference?

1Artifacts are deleted after every job; cache never expires
✓Correct answer: Cache speeds up later runs; artifacts are outputs you keep
3Cache stores test reports; artifacts store dependencies

Explanation

A cache miss should only cost time. Build output passed to a deploy job, or test reports, belong in artifacts.

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