Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - REST

What does REST stand for?

• Representational State Transfer

• Remote System Transfer

• Resource State Transfer

• Representative System Transfer

Which architectural constraint of REST ensures that requests can be cached to improve performance?

• Stateless

• Uniform interface

• Cachable

• Client-server model

What is the main difference between REST and SOAP?

• REST is a protocol, SOAP is a design style

• REST is limited to XML data, SOAP is more flexible

• REST is a design style, SOAP is an actual protocol

• REST is more complex than SOAP

Which constraint of REST ensures that access to data must be consistent for all users and systems?

• Layered system support

• Stateless

• Client-server model

• Uniform interface

What is the optional constraint in REST that allows servers to deliver executable code to client systems?

• Client-server model

• Stateless

• Code on demand

• Cachable

What do developers commonly refer to APIs that conform to REST guidelines as?

• HTTP APIs

• SOAP APIs

• REST APIs

• RESTful APIs

Which constraint of REST ensures that requests can be processed hierarchically and routed across multiple systems?

• Client-server model

• Layered system support

• Stateless

• Uniform interface

What does SOAP stand for?

• Simple Object Access Protocol

• Stateful Object Access Protocol

• System Oriented Architecture Protocol

• Service Oriented Architecture Protocol

Which constraint of REST ensures that requests are transient and no client data is stored on the server?

• Uniform interface

• Cachable

• Stateless

• Client-server model

Which protocol is often contrasted with REST?

• SOAP

• HTTP

• XML

• JSON