Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Origin Server

What is an origin server in the context of a content delivery network (CDN)?

• Server that retrieves data from edge servers

• Server that handles all incoming requests

• Original source of content distributed by a CDN

• Server that replicates content on edge servers

Where is the origin server physically located?

• At the CDN headquarters

• At the web host

• At the CDN edge servers

• At the user's device

What is the purpose of an origin server when a CDN is used?

• To handle all incoming requests

• To replicate content on edge servers

• To act as the source of truth for the CDN

• To cache data on the user's device

What operation involves the origin server pushing content to the CDN?

• Purge

• Pull

• Push

• Update

When does the CDN pull content from the origin server?

• When the user accesses a cached resource

• When the origin server is down

• When updating a resource or caching it for the first time

• When the CDN is overloaded

What does the purge operation do in relation to the CDN?

• Adds an object to all edge servers

• Updates a file on the origin server

• Removes an object from all edge servers

• Replicates content on edge servers

What are common origin server operations?

• Push, Update, Remove

• Pull, Purge, Add

• Update, Remove, Add

• Push, Pull, Purge

What do custom caching directives like max-age or expires indicate?

• The location of the origin server

• The size of the cached content

• The number of edge servers in the CDN

• How frequently the CDN should check the origin server for an updated file

What happens if a website does not use a CDN?

• The website crashes

• The origin server is not needed

• The CDN becomes the origin server

• The website becomes faster

What is the role of the origin server when a user accesses a resource not already cached on a specific edge node?

• Update the CDN headquarters

• Retrieve the page from the origin, then cache it on the corresponding edge server

• Cache the resource on the user's device

• Retrieve the page from the edge server