REST vs GraphQL

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What is a limitation of using RESTful APIs in simple CRUD applications?

  • It is difficult to implement caching
  • It is not suitable for real-time applications
  • Up front investment in setting up the system might not be worth it (correct)
  • It requires complex tooling support

What is the primary reason why HTTP GET has a well-defined caching behavior?

  • It is widely supported by browsers, CDNs, proxies, and web servers (correct)
  • It is used for creating new data
  • It is used for updating existing data
  • It is used for retrieving data

What is the purpose of the preflight check in CORS?

  • To allow foreign script access
  • To ask the server if it is OK to make a request that may have implications for user data (correct)
  • To determine the origin of the request
  • To specify the headers of the request

Why is it recommended to use a job queue when sending emails using a RESTful API?

<p>To avoid delaying the response (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using a wrapping library when integrating with a BaaS provider?

<p>To simplify the integration process (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a service that can be implemented using a RESTful API?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main driving factor behind the development of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)?

<p>The complexity of web applications in the 2000s (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of using a Service-Oriented Architecture?

<p>Loose coupling and distributed abstraction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of using RESTful APIs in web development?

<p>To enable communication between microservices (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is GraphQL commonly used for in web development?

<p>Querying and mutating data in APIs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between SOAP and RESTful APIs?

<p>SOAP is a protocol, while REST is an architectural style (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main benefit of using Web Services in distributed web applications?

<p>Enhanced scalability and flexibility in system integration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between SOAP and RESTful web services?

<p>SOAP has explicit interface description, RESTful does not (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of GraphQL compared to RESTful APIs?

<p>GraphQL reduces the number of requests to the server (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of WSDL in RESTful web services?

<p>To define the interface agreement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of RESTful web services that allows clients to choose the format of the response?

<p>Format-agnostic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main benefit of using GraphQL queries?

<p>Flexibility in data retrieval (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the problem that GraphQL solves in RESTful APIs?

<p>N+1 query problem (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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