General Concepts

CDN (Content Delivery Network)

Definition

A network of globally distributed servers that cache copies of static content (images, video, JS, CSS) in locations close to users to reduce latency.

Exam context

In AZ-900: Azure CDN, Azure Front Door. In CLF-C02 and SAA-C03: Amazon CloudFront. Question: what service serves static content with low latency globally? Answer: a CDN.

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