Multiple Choice Questions on API Integration for High School Students

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔑 API (Application Programming Interface): Think of it as a digital messenger that allows different applications to communicate and exchange data.
• 🔗 Integration: The process of connecting different software systems so they work together.
• 🌐 Web API: An API accessed over the internet using HTTP. Common types include REST and SOAP.
• 🔑 REST (Representational State Transfer): An architectural style for building Web APIs. It uses standard HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.
• ✉️ JSON (JavaScript Object Notation): A lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse and generate.
• 📦 API Endpoint: A specific URL where an API can be accessed.
• 🛡️ Authentication: Verifying the identity of a user or application to ensure they have permission to access the API. Common methods include API keys and OAuth.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following best describes an API?
   1. A physical computer component.
   2. A set of rules and protocols for software applications to communicate.
   3. A type of programming language.
   4. A graphical user interface.
2. What does REST stand for in the context of Web APIs?
   1. Really Effective Software Technology.
   2. Representational State Transfer.
   3. Resource Exchange and Transfer.
   4. Remote Execution System Technology.
3. Which HTTP method is typically used to retrieve data from an API?
   1. POST
   2. PUT
   3. GET
   4. DELETE
4. What is JSON primarily used for in API communication?
   1. Defining the API's interface.
   2. Transmitting data between applications.
   3. Securing the API endpoint.
   4. Creating user interfaces.
5. What is an API endpoint?
   1. The physical server hosting the API.
   2. A specific URL where the API can be accessed.
   3. The software used to build the API.
   4. The documentation for the API.
6. Which of the following is a common method for API authentication?
   1. Using a QR code.
   2. Using API keys.
   3. Sending data via email.
   4. Physical access to the server.
7. What is the purpose of API integration?
   1. To isolate software systems.
   2. To make software systems work independently.
   3. To connect different software systems so they can work together.
   4. To replace existing software systems.