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API Development Quiz Practice
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API Development
How does long-polling's per-request nature differ fundamentally from a WebSocket connection?
A
They are functionally identical in every respect
B
Each long-poll is still a normal, stateless-between-calls HTTP request just held open longer, versus a WebSocket's genuinely upgraded, persistent, full-duplex connection
C
Long-polling requires a protocol upgrade just like WebSockets
D
WebSockets are actually a form of long-polling
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