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?

Through a set of URLs defining resources Signup and view all the answers

What functionality does JSON enable within web applications?

Creating, Reading, Updating, and Deleting (CRUD) operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an API?

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

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

The API access point Signup and view all the answers

What functionality does JSON enable within web applications?

Creating, reading, updating, and deleting data Signup and view all the answers

How does a client interact with an API?

Through a set of URLs Signup and view all the answers

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

To represent data in a human-readable format Signup and view all the answers

What does an API return if the request is successful?

A code of 200 and hands over JSON Signup and view all the answers

What does REST stand for in the context of APIs?

Representational State Transfer Signup and view all the answers

What type of data are JavaScript objects stored as?

(key, value) pairs Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of URLs in interacting with APIs?

To define a resource or action being requested Signup and view all the answers

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

A mediator that enables communication between clients and servers Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What does JSON stand for and what type of data does it represent?

How do clients interact with APIs?

What functionality does JSON enable within web applications?

What is the purpose of an API?

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

What functionality does JSON enable within web applications?

How does a client interact with an API?

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

What does an API return if the request is successful?

What does REST stand for in the context of APIs?

What type of data are JavaScript objects stored as?

What is the role of URLs in interacting with APIs?

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

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