Multiple choice technology web technology

Clicking "Refresh" button in the browser causes?

  1. Synchronous Request

  2. Asynchronous Request

  3. Clears the browser cache

  4. No Request at all
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Explanation

Clicking the browser's Refresh button triggers a synchronous HTTP request to the server for the current page. The browser sends the request and waits for the server's response before re-rendering the page. This is not asynchronous (AJAX) - the entire page reloads. The refresh action also doesn't clear the browser cache; cached resources may still be used unless you perform a hard refresh.

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