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Why does a CDN serve cached content from edge locations?

It serves content closer to users, reducing delay and origin work.

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  1. To keep the website's only master copy
  2. To serve content closer to users ✔
  3. To assign IP addresses to visitors

Why: A content delivery network places caches at many edge locations. A cache hit can shorten the round trip and avoid making the origin server generate the same response again.

Huh, didn't know that: When content is absent from an edge cache, the CDN may fetch it from an origin server.

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The CDN moved snacks to the edge so nobody crossed the whole kitchen.
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Answer: To serve content closer to users. A content delivery network places caches at many edge locations. A cache hit can shorten the round trip and avoid making the origin server generate the same response again.

  1. Google Cloud: Cloud CDN Overview docs.cloud.google.com/cdn/docs/overview
    uses Google's global edge network to serve content closer to users
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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