HTTP responses & request methods

Which of the following is correct for the GET method?

• It requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using it should only retrieve data.

• It is used to submit an entity to the specified resource, often causing a change in state or side effects on the server.

• It establishes a tunnel to the server identified by the target resource.

• It is used to apply partial modifications to a resource.

Which of the following is correct for the CONNECT method?

• It requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using it should only retrieve data.

• It is used to submit an entity to the specified resource, often causing a change in state or side effects on the server.

• It establishes a tunnel to the server identified by the target resource.

• It replaces all current representations of the target resource with the request payload.

Which of the following is correct for the PUT method?

• It requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using it should only retrieve data.

• It performs a message loop-back test along the path to the target resource.

• It establishes a tunnel to the server identified by the target resource.

• It replaces all current representations of the target resource with the request payload.

Which of the following is correct for the POST method?

• It requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using it should only retrieve data.

• It is used to submit an entity to the specified resource, often causing a change in state or side effects on the server.

• It asks for a response identical to that of a GET request, but without the response body.

• It is used to apply partial modifications to a resource.

Which of the following applies to GET requests? There might be more than one correct answers.

• GET requests can be bookmarked

• GET requests are never cached

• GET requests should never be used when dealing with sensitive data

• GET requests are only used to request data (not modify)

• GET requests do not remain in the browser history

If GET /courses returns a list of courses, then HEAD /courses will make the same request but will not return the list of courses. True or False?

• True

• False

"Data is not displayed in the URL."

For which method is this true?

• GET

• POST

Restrictions on data length and data type apply for...

• POST requests

• GET requests

• Both types of requests

Requests of this type have no restrictions on data length

Calling the same PUT request multiple times...

• will always produce the same result

• will create the same resource multiple times