RESTful Online Quiz

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Q 1 - Which of the following depicts best practice, Understandability for resource representation in REST?

A - Both Server and Client should be able to understand and utilize the representation format of the resource.

B - Format should be able to represent a resource completely. For example, a resource can contain another resource. Format should be able to represent simple as well as complex structures of resources.

C - A resource can have a linkage to another resource, a format should be able to handles such situations.

D - None of the above.

Answer : A

Explanation

Understandability: Both Server and Client should be able to understand and utilize the representation format of the resource.

Q 2 - Which of the following protocol is used by RESTful web services as a medium of communication between client and server?

A - HTTP

B - FTP

C - Gopher

D - None of the above.

Answer : A

Explanation

RESTful web services make use of HTTP protocol as a medium of communication between client and server.

Q 3 - Which of the following HTTP method should be idempotent in nature?

Answer : B

Explanation

PUT opearations should be idempotent, means their result will always same no matter how many times these operations are invoked.

Q 4 - Which of the following HTTP method should be used to get list the supported operations in RESTful web service?

Answer : D

Explanation

OPTIONS opearations should be used to get list the supported operations in RESTful web service.

Q 5 - Public directive of Cache Control Header of HTTP response indicates that resource is cachable by any component.

A - true

B - false

Answer : A

Explanation

Public directive indicates that resource is cachable by any component.

Q 6 - Which of the following is a best practice for designing a secure RESTful web service?

A - Validation - Validate all inputs on the server. Protect your server against SQL or NoSQL injection attacks.

B - Session based authentication - Use session based authentication to authenticate a user whenever a request is made to a Web Service method.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

Both of the above options are correct.

Q 7 - What JAX-RS stands for?

A - Just API for RESTful Web Services.

B - Joint API for RESTful Web Services.

C - JAVA API for RESTful Web Services.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

JAX-RS stands for JAVA API for RESTful Web Services.

Q 8 - Which of the following annotation of JAX RS API states the HTTP Request type?

Answer : D

Explanation

@Consumes − States the HTTP Request type, for example application/x-www-form-urlencoded to accept form data in HTTP body during POST request.

Q 9 - REST is web standards based architecture and uses HTTP Protocol for data communication.

A - false

B - true

Answer : B

Explanation

REST is web standards based architecture and uses HTTP Protocol for data communication.

Q 10 - PUT opearations should be readonly.

A - true

B - false

Answer : B

Explanation

PUT opearations should be idempotent.

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