Master Java Web Services and REST API with Spring Boot- Introduction to Web Services - An Overview

The video tutorial introduces web services, addressing key questions and exploring different types, including RESTful and SOAP web services. It concludes with a comparison of SOAP and REST, the two most popular approaches to developing web services.

What is a web service primarily used for?

• To manage databases

• To design user interfaces

• To facilitate communication between different systems over a network

• To create desktop applications

Which of the following is a type of web service?

• FTP

• GraphQL

• SMTP

• RESTful

What is a key characteristic of RESTful web services?

• They are only used for internal networks

• They are stateless

• They use XML exclusively for data exchange

• They require a specific protocol

Which protocol is commonly associated with SOAP web services?

• XML-RPC

• HTTP

• SMTP

• SOAP

What is a major difference between SOAP and REST?

• SOAP is stateless while REST is stateful

• SOAP is protocol-independent, while REST is protocol-specific

• SOAP uses only JSON, while REST can use XML

• SOAP is more rigid with standards compared to REST