Postman APIs 101 Quiz JUET

Which HTTP methods are commonly used in API requests?

• GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
• GET, POST, DELETE, UPDATE
• GET, POST, UPDATE, REMOVE
• GET, POST, DELETE, REMOVE

Which authentication method is commonly used with APIs?

• API Keys

• JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

• OAuth

• Fingerprint

Which format is commonly used to exchange data in APIs?

• XML
• CSV
• HTML
• JSON

What does the acronym REST stand for?

• Representational Static Transfer

• Representational State Transfer

• Representational State Transform

• Representational State Traffic

What are the differences between SOAP and REST APIs?

Hint: Select all correct options.

• SOAP stands for Simplified Object Access Protocol and REST stands for Representational State Transfer.

• SOAP follows a strict standard to allow communication between the client and the server whereas REST is an architectural style that doesn’t follow any strict standard.

• SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol and REST stands for Representational State Transfer.

• REST is restricted to XML and its not the choice of implementer which Media-Type to use.