Which action should be taken when the HTTP response code 301 is received from a web application?

Question

Options

• AModify the session timeout setting.
• BUpdate the cached header metadata.
• CConfirm the resource's location.
• DIncrease the allowed user limit.

• A
  3% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  94% (60)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

HTTP 301 means Moved Permanently - the server is telling the client that the requested resource has a new permanent URL, so the correct action is to confirm (and update) the resource's location by following the Location header in the response. Option A is wrong because session timeouts relate to authentication/idle state, not redirects. Option B is misleading - while caches do store 301 responses, "updating cached header metadata" is not the action you take upon receiving a 301; you follow the redirect. Option D is wrong entirely, as user limits are an authorization or capacity concern, not an HTTP redirect concern.

Memory tip: Think "301 = 301 = Redirection - Relocate." The 3xx family is always about redirection, and 301 specifically means "permanently moved - go find it at its new address."

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