Medium-Easy Understand Caching Multiple Choice
What is a cache stampede?
Understand — Tests comprehension and ability to explain concepts.
Answer Options
A Cache entries being deleted too frequently
B Many simultaneous requests hitting the DB when a popular cache key expires
C Cache memory being exhausted
D Cache serving stale data to users
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