System Design · Junior · Question 58 of 75

What is a cache hit ratio?

✓Correct answer: The share of requests served from the cache rather than the origin
2The size of the cache
3The number of cache servers

Explanation

A higher ratio means less load on the origin and faster responses. Cache keys that vary too much (e.g. by cookie) lower it.

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