Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Important Questions Related to Web Services

The video tutorial introduces web services, highlighting their key characteristics such as application-to-application interaction, platform independence, and network communication. It explains how data exchange occurs through requests and responses, emphasizing the importance of using platform-independent formats like XML and JSON. The tutorial also covers service definitions, which specify request and response formats and endpoints, ensuring applications can interact with web services effectively.

What are the three key characteristics of a web service?

• User-to-application interaction, platform dependence, and network communication

• Application-to-application interaction, platform independence, and network communication

• Application-to-user interaction, platform independence, and network communication

• User-to-user interaction, platform dependence, and local communication

In the context of web services, what is the term used for the input sent to a web service?

• Request

• Command

• Response

• Query

Which of the following is a popular format for data exchange in web services?

• CSV

• XML

• YAML

• HTML

What does JSON stand for?

• JavaScript Open Notation

• JavaScript Output Notation

• JavaScript Online Notation

• JavaScript Object Notation

How does a web service ensure platform independence?

• By using platform-independent formats like XML and JSON

• By using only Java-based formats

• By using platform-specific formats

• By using only .NET-based formats

What is the purpose of a service definition in web services?

• To specify the hardware requirements

• To define the user interface

• To specify the request and response format and endpoint

• To define the programming language

Which of the following is NOT part of a service definition?

• User interface design

• Service endpoint

• Response structure

• Request and response format