What is the fundamental difference between client-side and server-side routing?
WHAT IT TESTS: You know server routing fetches HTML pages, while client routing runs in the browser. ANSWER OUTLINE: Server routes return full documents and reload; client routes swap JS views and use the History API without server requests.
WHAT IT TESTS: Your understanding of who owns navigation, shifting from server-delivered static pages to dynamic in-browser management. ANSWER OUTLINE: Server-side routing fetches a new HTML document per URL and reloads the entire page. Client-side routing handles navigation in the browser, dynamically swaps views with JavaScript, and updates the URL via the History API without contacting the server. RED FLAG: Calling it merely a speed improvement instead of an architectural change in document delivery and history management.
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