Django Django REST Framework

Question 1

What is Django REST Framework (DRF)?

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A powerful toolkit for building Web APIs on top of Django

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Django's built-in JSON serialization library

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A database migration tool for REST-style schemas

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A frontend framework for Django projects

Question 2

What is a DRF Serializer used for?

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Converting model instances to Python native types (and back) for API input/output

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Caching API responses

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Defining URL routes for API endpoints

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Handling authentication tokens

Question 3

Which DRF serializer automatically generates fields from a model?

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ModelSerializer

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AutoSerializer

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SchemaSerializer

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FieldSerializer

Question 4

What is a DRF ViewSet?

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A class that combines CRUD logic for a resource into one class, used with Routers

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A set of template views for API documentation

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A collection of URL patterns for an app

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A caching layer for API responses

Question 5

Which DRF authentication class validates API requests using a token in the Authorization header?

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TokenAuthentication

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SessionAuthentication

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BasicAuthentication

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JWTAuthentication

Question 6

What is the purpose of DRF's `permission_classes` on a view?

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To restrict access to the API endpoint based on user authentication or permissions

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To define which HTTP methods the endpoint accepts

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To set the response format (JSON/XML)

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To enable rate limiting on the endpoint