Web Assembly and Performance 2: Web Security and Optimization

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What is the main goal of WebAssembly?

  • To restrict access to potentially harmful operations
  • To integrate with JavaScript seamlessly
  • To enhance the capabilities of the open web platform
  • To enable high-performance execution of code on the web (correct)

What is the significance of WebAssembly's support for multiple languages?

  • It limits the performance advantages of WebAssembly
  • It allows developers to use any programming language without any restrictions (correct)
  • It restricts developers to use only C, C++, and Rust
  • It ensures compatibility with existing web technologies

How does WebAssembly enhance security?

  • By restricting access to potentially harmful operations or resources (correct)
  • By enabling near-native speed execution
  • By providing a standard for efficient code execution
  • By promoting code reuse and consistency across different parts of an application

What does WebAssembly's compatibility with existing web technologies allow developers to do?

<p>Leverage existing web technologies and libraries while optimizing performance-critical components (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which key goal of WebAssembly involves executing code at near-native speed?

<p>Performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does WebAssembly's versatility allow developers to do?

<p>Use the same codebase for both client and server components (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of WebAssembly not being tied to a specific programming language?

<p>It allows developers to use their preferred language while still benefiting from the performance advantages of WebAssembly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of WebAssembly being part of the broader effort to enhance the capabilities of the open web platform?

<p>It expands the range of applications that can be developed for the web (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does WebAssembly aim to address by enabling high-performance execution of code on the web?

<p>The need for a more efficient and versatile solution for web applications (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does WebAssembly's integration with JavaScript benefit developers?

<p>It allows leveraging existing web technologies and libraries while optimizing performance-critical components (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of WebAssembly?

<p>To serve as a portable compilation target for programming languages on the web (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using WebAssembly over JavaScript in performance-critical situations?

<p>Near-native speed execution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What resources are needed for the lesson on Web Assembly and Performance?

<p>New perspectives on HTML5, CSS#, and JavaScript by Carey, P. M. (2019) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does WebAssembly offer in terms of code execution speed?

<p>Near-native speed execution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of WebAssembly?

<p>To serve as a low-level virtual machine for near-native speed code execution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what situations does WebAssembly demonstrate its benefits over JavaScript?

<p>In specific performance-critical scenarios (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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