exam questions

Exam 200-301 All Questions

View all questions & answers for the 200-301 exam

Exam 200-301 topic 1 question 731 discussion

Actual exam question from Cisco's 200-301
Question #: 731
Topic #: 1
[All 200-301 Questions]

Which option best describes an API?

  • A. a contract that describes how various components communicate and exchange data with each other
  • B. an architectural style (versus a protocol) for designing applications
  • C. a stateless client-server model
  • D. request a certain type of data by specifying the URL path that models the data
Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

Comments

Chosen Answer:
This is a voting comment (?). It is better to Upvote an existing comment if you don't have anything to add.
Switch to a voting comment New
Suhib
Highly Voted 3 years, 2 months ago
A contract?!!! weird way to describe it!
upvoted 23 times
...
pythonshadow
Highly Voted 3 years, 2 months ago
An API is a set of definitions and protocols for building and integrating application software. It’s sometimes referred to as a contract between an information provider and an information user—establishing the content required from the consumer (the call) and the content required by the producer (the response). https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/api/what-is-a-rest-api
upvoted 13 times
...
[Removed]
Most Recent 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
A is correct
upvoted 2 times
...
ebachka
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Think of APIs as translators when 2 devices speak different language. The key in the answer is "Various components communicate and exchange data with each other"
upvoted 1 times
...
anchilinq
1 year, 2 months ago
what is option c mean?
upvoted 1 times
...
Shabeth
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
answer is A
upvoted 1 times
...
cormorant
1 year, 11 months ago
Which option best describes an API? a contract that describes ....... thank God there are sites like this on the internet to prepare us for the real thing
upvoted 9 times
...
ar2
2 years, 7 months ago
a stateless client-server model
upvoted 3 times
ar2
2 years, 5 months ago
my mistake this is a rest api
upvoted 1 times
...
...
ismatdmour
2 years, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: A
D sounds ok also, but A is more general (more correct). APIs may or may not use URLs. REST API use URI (http) which is common.
upvoted 1 times
BraveBadger
2 years, 6 months ago
Nah, D is competely wrong, you can't just make up whatever URL you want to get the data you want, which is what I think D implies. The api is crafted in a way that the URL's are specific to the functionality.
upvoted 1 times
...
...
kijken
2 years, 10 months ago
Sounds more like D, any thoughts anyone?
upvoted 2 times
Raman1996
2 years, 9 months ago
you should study harder bro
upvoted 5 times
RainyPT
2 years, 9 months ago
Been building API's for years now and honestly got confused too.
upvoted 2 times
...
ratboy5757
2 years, 2 months ago
bro you're using dumps maybe u should too
upvoted 4 times
...
...
...
raydel92
2 years, 12 months ago
Would this help? https://dzone.com/articles/designing-rest-api-what-is-contract-first
upvoted 1 times
...
Ed12345
3 years, 1 month ago
Correct answer is - a stateless client-server model
upvoted 2 times
jahinchains
2 years, 6 months ago
that is rest api
upvoted 2 times
...
...
Community vote distribution
A (35%)
C (25%)
B (20%)
Other
Most Voted
A voting comment increases the vote count for the chosen answer by one.

Upvoting a comment with a selected answer will also increase the vote count towards that answer by one. So if you see a comment that you already agree with, you can upvote it instead of posting a new comment.

SaveCancel
Loading ...