Why is a cache useful in feed retrieval?

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Why is a cache useful in feed retrieval?

Option A — Correct answer

Because repeated reads can be served faster from hot precomputed or ranked data

Option B

Because it guarantees infinite consistency

Option C

Because it replaces ranking logic

Option D

Because it removes all database writes

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