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API Development Quiz Practice
Active Recall Drill Session
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Question 1 of 1
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API Development
Why does the implement-it-yourself backoff function reset delay to baseDelay on a successful poll?
A
It doesn't reset — delay only ever increases
B
So the client returns to normal responsiveness immediately once the server recovers, rather than remaining artificially slow after just one earlier failure
C
Resetting is purely cosmetic with no functional purpose
D
To intentionally slow down successful clients
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