Hard Design: Video Streaming Platform (YouTube/Netflix)

What is 'time-to-first-frame' and why is it critical for video platforms?

— Tests your understanding of this concept.

Answer Options

A Time for video to fully download

B Time from user clicking play to first video frame displaying — directly impacts abandonment rate

C Time to generate video thumbnails

D Time for CDN to cache a video

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