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350-501 · Question #562

350-501 Question #562: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: methods, actions, objects, and formats. The four primary components of an API are typically understood as methods, actions, objects, and formats, which define how software components interact.

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Question

What are the four primary components of an API?

Options

  • Amethods, actions, objects, and formats
  • Brunning config, startup config, VLAN database, and routing database
  • CGET, PUT, DELETE, and SET
  • DModularity, Abstraction, Stability, and Resources

Explanation

The four primary components of an API are typically understood as methods, actions, objects, and formats, which define how software components interact.

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  • B. These are components of a network device's configuration and operational state, not the generic components of an Application Programming Interface.
  • C. GET, PUT, and DELETE are specific HTTP methods commonly used in RESTful APIs, but SET is not a standard HTTP method; these are examples of methods, not the complete primary components of an API itself.
  • D. Modularity, Abstraction, Stability, and Resources are often characteristics or principles of good API design, but not the fundamental structural components of an API definition.

Concept tested. API fundamental components

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#API Components#API Structure#Network Automation#Web Services

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