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Frontend Performance Quiz Practice
Active Recall Drill Session
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Question 1 of 1
medium
Frontend Performance
Why does Lighthouse apply simulated throttling by default, regardless of the actual machine running the audit?
A
To make the tool run faster
B
To approximate a slower network and less powerful device than whatever machine is running the audit, so scores reflect a realistic user rather than a fast dev laptop on fiber
C
Throttling is a bug, not an intentional feature
D
It only applies throttling on Mondays
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