1.) jQuery is a library that makes it faster and easier for devs to build pages and apps in JavaScript.
2.) jQuery is beneficial to devs because it can greatly reduce the amount of code needed to be written, dozens of lines of code reduced to one or two, simplifying the entire coding process.
3.) there are two versions of jQuery, one to analyze and understand the code being used on a page, and one that is compressed to make it smaller and able to run easier across the board on other devices.