Practice Higher-level Networking With Http Apis (18.8)

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Question 1.
What does API stand for?
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Think about how programmers interact with applications.
Question 2.
What protocol do HTTP APIs use?
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This is a common protocol for web communication.
3Question 3.
What does API stand for?
- Application Programming Interface
- Application Protocol Interface
- Automated Programming Interface
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Think about what programmers use to interact with systems.
4Question 4.
True or False: A GET request is used to send data to a server.
- True
- False
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Remember the purpose of GET.
Question 5.
Design an API call in Java that retrieves a list of products from a given endpoint. Describe how you would handle errors.
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What HTTP methods might be important here?
Question 6.
Create a Python function that queries an API and processes the returned JSON data. Include exception handling for network issues.
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Consider how to receive and handle exceptions in your function.

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