Handling Large Blobs easy
What is 'Chunking' a file?
- A Splitting a large file into smaller pieces for easier transmission or storage.
- B Deleting it.
- C Encrypting it.
- D Renaming it.
Answer: A. Splitting a large file into smaller pieces for easier transmission or storage.
Chunking allows parallel uploads and resumability. If a 1GB upload fails at 99%, chunking lets you retry only the last 10MB chunk.
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