REST is an architecture for providing access to data over a network through an API. Which of the following are TRUE?

Question

a) REST is strictly a client-server interaction type meaning that the client performs requests and the server sends responses to these requests.

b) REST is a server-server interaction meaning that both sides can make requisitions and send responses to requests.

c) In REST architecture, properly designed access endpoint should not specify actions as a part fo the resources URI. Instead, actions should be specified using appropriate protocol methods such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE over HTTP.

d) REST responses are not capable of specifying any caching related information regarding the accessed resource. Caching must be resolved with other mechanisms.

Answer 1

Remember that REST uses HTTP as its underlying protocol. Looking at HTTP in more detail will help you answer all except the third option. The third option is potentially a little bit more subtle, but think about best practices for implementing HTTP protocol method calls. How do you typically specify an action with an HTTP call?