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Question 1/15
In RESTful services, what concept refers to clients being able to follow links provided in a response to discover related resources?
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Question 2/15
Which of the following tools can be used to simulate RESTful API calls during development in React?
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Question 3/15
What does the HTTP 201 status code signify in the context of a RESTful API?
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Question 4/15
When using Axios, which function is commonly used to handle data transformation before it is sent to the server?
axios.post('/user', {name: 'John'}, {
transformRequest: [(data, headers) => {
// Transform the data
return data;
}]
});
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Question 5/15
Which status code is returned when a RESTful API request is unauthorized and authentication has failed or hasn't been provided?
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Question 6/15
Which hook would you use in a functional component to perform a cleanup operation on component unmount in React?
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Question 7/15
In the context of RESTful APIs, what does the acronym CRUD stand for?
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Question 8/15
What React feature is typically used to manage state across multiple components, especially when dealing with data from APIs?
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Question 9/15
Which attribute should you add to a fetch request to allow credentials (like cookies) to be sent cross-domain?
fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
method: 'GET',
credentials: 'include'
});
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Question 10/15
What is the significance of the Accept header in making a RESTful API request?
fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
headers: {
'Accept': 'application/json'
}
});
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Question 11/15
In a React component, where is it most appropriate to make a RESTful API call to fetch initial data?
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Question 12/15
In RESTful APIs, what is the typical use of query parameters in a URL?
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Question 13/15
In which scenario would you use the HTTP PATCH method when working with RESTful APIs?
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Question 14/15
Which of the following is a popular library for serving RESTful APIs in Node.js?
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Question 15/15
What does the HTTP response status code 404 indicate in a RESTful service?
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Question 1/15
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In RESTful services, what concept refers to clients being able to follow links provided in a response to discover related resources?
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HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State) refers to a constraint of the REST application architecture that allows clients to dynamically navigate to related resources using links provided in the server responses.
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Which of the following tools can be used to simulate RESTful API calls during development in React?
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Postman is a tool commonly used to simulate and test RESTful API calls.
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What does the HTTP 201 status code signify in the context of a RESTful API?
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The 201 status code indicates that a request has resulted in the successful creation of a resource.
Question 4/15
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When using Axios, which function is commonly used to handle data transformation before it is sent to the server?
axios.post('/user', {name: 'John'}, {
transformRequest: [(data, headers) => {
// Transform the data
return data;
}]
});
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Axios provides the
transformRequest
function to modify the data before it is sent to the server.
Question 5/15
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Which status code is returned when a RESTful API request is unauthorized and authentication has failed or hasn't been provided?
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A 401 status code means that the request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials for the target resource.
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Which hook would you use in a functional component to perform a cleanup operation on component unmount in React?
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useEffect is the hook used for cleanup operations. By returning a function inside useEffect, you can perform cleanup on component unmount.
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In the context of RESTful APIs, what does the acronym CRUD stand for?
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CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update, Delete, which are the basic operations that can be performed on data via RESTful APIs.
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What React feature is typically used to manage state across multiple components, especially when dealing with data from APIs?
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The Context API in React is designed to manage global state across multiple components, which is useful when dealing with data fetched from APIs.
Question 9/15
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Which attribute should you add to a fetch request to allow credentials (like cookies) to be sent cross-domain?
fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
method: 'GET',
credentials: 'include'
});
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To send credentials (like cookies), add
credentials: 'include'
to the fetch request options.
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What is the significance of the Accept header in making a RESTful API request?
fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
headers: {
'Accept': 'application/json'
}
});
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The Accept header in an HTTP request tells the server how the client expects the response data, specifying the preferred media type.
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In a React component, where is it most appropriate to make a RESTful API call to fetch initial data?
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The componentDidMount lifecycle method is best for making initial API calls after the component mounts.
Question 12/15
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In RESTful APIs, what is the typical use of query parameters in a URL?
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Query parameters are used in RESTful APIs to filter, sort, or paginate resources without altering the resource itself.
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In which scenario would you use the HTTP PATCH method when working with RESTful APIs?
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The PATCH method is used for making partial updates to a resource, unlike PUT, which replaces the entire resource.
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Which of the following is a popular library for serving RESTful APIs in Node.js?
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Express.js is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications, often used for building RESTful APIs.
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What does the HTTP response status code 404 indicate in a RESTful service?
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A 404 status code indicates that the server cannot find the requested resource.