Which characteristic is typical of a single-page application?

• A. Navigation between views requires full page reloads.
• B. Navigation between views occurs without full page reloads.
• C. It cannot use client-side scripting.
• D. Each view is a separate HTML file loaded via hyperlinks.

Answer: (B)

In a single-page application, the interface updates and navigation happen without reloading the entire page. The app loads one HTML document, and JavaScript drives the UI by swapping views, updating content, and fetching data as needed, often updating the URL with the History API or hash routing without a full page refresh. This creates smooth transitions as you move between different parts of the app while the page stays loaded.

That’s why the best choice is the statement that navigation between views occurs without full page reloads. The other ideas describe traditional multi-page websites or misunderstandings about what SPAs can do: full page reloads would break the seamless experience, client-side scripting is essential to SPAs, and views aren’t typically separate HTML files loaded via hyperlinks in a pure SPA model.