CPA Web Development & APIs 2

Question 1

What does API stand for?

Accepted Answer

Application Programming Interface

Answer

Automated Program Interface

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Application Processing Infrastructure

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Advanced Protocol Integration

Question 2

Which data format is most commonly used in modern REST APIs for data interchange?

Accepted Answer

JSON

Answer

XML

Answer

CSV

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YAML

Question 3

What is OAuth primarily used for in web applications?

Accepted Answer

Authorization and delegated access to resources

Answer

Encrypting data in transit

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Optimizing database queries

Answer

Compressing HTTP responses

Question 4

What does an HTTP status code of 404 indicate?

Accepted Answer

Resource not found

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Internal server error

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Unauthorized access

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Redirect to another URL

Question 5

What is the purpose of an API endpoint?

Accepted Answer

To define a specific URL where an API can be accessed

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To store data in a server database

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To monitor server performance metrics

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To encrypt API traffic

Question 6

Which HTTP header is used to indicate the media type of the request or response body?

Accepted Answer

Content-Type

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Authorization

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Accept-Encoding

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Cache-Control

Question 7

What does CORS stand for in web development?

Accepted Answer

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

Answer

Content Optimization and Resource Sharing

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Client-Oriented Request System

Answer

Cached Output Rendering Service