RESTful Online Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Q 1 - Which of the following is correct about web services?

A - A web service is a collection of open protocols and standards used for exchanging data between applications or systems.

B - Software applications written in various programming languages and running on various platforms can use web services to exchange data among them over computer networks like the Internet.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

A web service is a collection of open protocols and standards used for exchanging data between applications or systems. Software applications written in various programming languages and running on various platforms can use web services to exchange data over computer networks like the Internet in a manner similar to inter-process communication on a single computer.

Q 2 - Which of the following component of HTTP request indicates HTTP methods such as GET, POST, DELETE, PUT etc.?

C - HTTP Version

D - Request Header

Answer : A

Explanation

Verb − Indicates HTTP methods such as GET, POST, DELETE, PUT etc.

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 read only in nature?

Answer : A

Explanation

GET opearations should be read only.

Q 5 - Which of the following directive of Cache Control Header of HTTP response indicates that resource is cachable by only client and server?

C - no-cache/no-store

Answer : B

Explanation

Private directive indicates that resource is cachable by only client and server, no intermediary can cache the resource.

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

A - Validate Malformed XML/JSON - Check for well formed input passed to a web service method.

B - Throw generic Error Messages - A web service method should use HTTP error messages like 403 to show access forbidden etc.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

Both of the above options are correct.

Q 7 - Which of the following is correct about JAX-RS?

A - JAX-RS is a JAVA based programming language API and specification to provide support for created RESTful Webservices.

B - Its 2.0 version was released in 24 May 2013.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

Both of the above options are correct.

Q 8 - Which of the following annotation of JAX RS API assigns a default value to a parameter passed to method?

A - @CookieParam

C - @DefaultValue

Answer : C

Explanation

@DefaultValue − Assigns a default value to a parameter passed to method.

Q 9 - RESTful web services use HTTP methods to implement the concept of REST architecture.

Answer : A

Explanation

RESTful web services use HTTP methods to implement the concept of REST architecture.

Q 10 - Each resource in REST architecture is identified by its URI.

Answer : A

Explanation

Each resource in REST architecture is identified by its URI.

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