API and JSON Basics
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What does an API do in response to a client's request?

  • Returns data from the server's database (correct)
  • Sends a request to the client's database
  • Generates a new database for the client
  • Blocks the client's request
  • In the context of the provided metaphor, what does the 'butler' represent?

  • Client
  • JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
  • API (correct)
  • Server's database
  • What does JSON stand for and what type of data does it represent?

  • Java Object Notation, it represents Java-specific data
  • JavaScript Object Network, it represents network-related data
  • JavaScript Output Network, it represents network-related data
  • JavaScript Object Notation, it represents data in JavaScript Object (correct)
  • How do clients interact with APIs?

    <p>Through a set of URLs defining resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What functionality does JSON enable within web applications?

    <p>Creating, Reading, Updating, and Deleting (CRUD) operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an API?

    <p>To allow client access to a server's database</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the provided metaphor, what does the 'butler' represent?

    <p>The API access point</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What functionality does JSON enable within web applications?

    <p>Creating, reading, updating, and deleting data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a client interact with an API?

    <p>Through a set of URLs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) in the context of APIs?

    <p>To represent data in a human-readable format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an API return if the request is successful?

    <p>A code of 200 and hands over JSON</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does REST stand for in the context of APIs?

    <p>Representational State Transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data are JavaScript objects stored as?

    <p>(key, value) pairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of URLs in interacting with APIs?

    <p>To define a resource or action being requested</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which best describes the role of an API in terms of client-server interaction?

    <p>A mediator that enables communication between clients and servers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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