RESTful API

Question 1

What it means to have a REST API:

Answer 1

It’s way to interact with a site by telling it what to do

Question 2

GET

Answer 2

If the object exists, get information about the object from the server

Question 3

POST

Answer 3

If the object does not exist, create the object

Question 4

PUT

Answer 4

If the object already exists, modify the object

Question 5

DELETE

Answer 5

removes the existing object

Question 6

The two parts of a unit of data sent over the internet by an app/system:

Answer 6

• Header/overhead

- Payload

Question 7

Header/overhead

Answer 7

An identifier sent with a unit of data that indicates the source and destination of the information being transmitted. The header is stripped once the data reaches its destination.

Question 8

Payload

Answer 8

Part of the unit of transferred data that contains the info