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
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"
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
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.
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