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312-50V12 · Question #141

Gilbert, a web developer, uses a centralized web API to reduce complexity and increase the integrity of updating and changing data. For this purpose, he uses a web service that uses HTTP methods…

The correct answer is A. RESTful API. A RESTful API (Representational State Transfer) is a type of web-service API that uses HTTP methods such as PUT, POST, GET, and DELETE to perform operations on resources. It is designed to be simple, stateless, and scalable, making it suitable for modern web applications…

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Mar 4, 2026Web Application Hacking

Question

Gilbert, a web developer, uses a centralized web API to reduce complexity and increase the integrity of updating and changing data. For this purpose, he uses a web service that uses HTTP methods such as PUT, POST, GET, and DELETE and can improve the overall performance, visibility, scalability, reliability, and portability of an application. What is the type of web-service API mentioned in the above scenario?

Options

  • ARESTful API
  • BJSON-RPC
  • CSOAP API
  • DREST API

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    94% (29)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)

Explanation

A RESTful API (Representational State Transfer) is a type of web-service API that uses HTTP methods such as PUT, POST, GET, and DELETE to perform operations on resources. It is designed to be simple, stateless, and scalable, making it suitable for modern web applications. RESTful APIs use standard HTTP status codes and are commonly used for building web services that can be easily integrated with other systems.

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#RESTful API#HTTP methods#web services

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