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title: "Tell me the benefits and disadvantages of CDN."  
description: "Tell me the benefits and disadvantages of CDN."  
author: "Nishi Tiwari"  
published: 2020-01-13  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33680/tell-me-the-benefits-and-disadvantages-of-cdn  
category: "webhosting"  
tags: ["webhosting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Tell me the benefits and disadvantages of CDN.

## Benefits of cdn

- Accommodate heavy traffic and eliminate pauses
- Scalability
- Support video on demand
- Live delivery is optimized
- Faster loading
- Packet loss is minimized
- Increased security and reliability

## Disadvantages

- New failure point
- Choosing geographical resources
- Resource sharing

READ MORE:- **[CDN](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33679/what-is-content-delivery-network)**

## Answers

### Answer by Nishi Tiwari

## Benefits of cdn

- Accommodate heavy traffic and eliminate pauses
- Scalability
- Support video on demand
- Live delivery is optimized
- Faster loading
- Packet loss is minimized
- Increased security and reliability

## Disadvantages

- New failure point
- Choosing geographical resources
- Resource sharing

READ MORE:- **[CDN](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33679/what-is-content-delivery-network)**


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