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What is Throughput?
The amount of work your system can handle in a given time period
Why It Matters
Higher throughput means your app can serve more users simultaneously
Real-World Example
A server that can process 1000 requests per second has high throughput
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Latency
The time delay between a request and its response
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Scalability
Your application's ability to handle growth in users, data, or traffic
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Cache
A temporary storage that keeps copies of frequently accessed data for faster retrieval
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CDN
A network of servers around the world that stores copies of your content closer to users
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Throttling
Slowing down requests instead of blocking them entirely when limits are approached