API Gateway

Question 1

Types of APIs:

_____ and ____

Answer 1

rest and soap

Question 2

rest API stands for …

Answer 2

representational state transfer

Question 3

SOAP stands for…

Answer 3

simple object access protocol

Question 4

T or F

SOAP uses JSON

Answer 4

False.

Rest uses JSON

Question 5

which API is this?

{

“_id: “51262c8656358946bec9d77”,

“firstname”: “John”,

“surname” : “smith”

}

Answer 5

Rest API

Question 6

What type of API is this?

<?xml version=”1.0”?>

<quiz></quiz>

<quanda></quanda>

<question></question>

derp derp derp

Answer 6

SOAP API

Question 7

T or F

Amazon API GW is a fully managed service that makes it easy for devs to publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

T or F

WIth a few clicks in the AWS mgmt console, you cna create an API that aces as a “front door” for apps to access data, business logic, or functionality from yoru backend services, such as apps running on EC2, code running on Lambda, or any web app.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T or F

API GW can expose FTP endpoints to define a restful API

Answer 9

False

API GW can expose HTTPS endpoints to define a restful API

Question 10

T or F

API GW can serverlessly connect to services like Lambda and DynamoDB

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T or F

API GW can send each API endpoint to a different target

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T or F

API GW can run efficiently if you are willing to pay a lot for it.

Answer 12

False

API GW can run efficiently at low cost.

Question 13

T or F

API GW can scale effortlessly

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T or F

API GW can track and control usage by API key.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T or F

API GW can trottle requests to prevent attacks

Answer 15

True

Question 16

T or F

API GW can connect to to Cloudtrail to log all requests for monitoring

Answer 16

False

API GW can connect to to Cloudwatch to log all requests for monitoring

Question 17

How to configure API GW?

Put them in order.

1. set security
2. define an API (container)
3. choose target (such as ec2, lambda, dynamoDB, etc)
4. define resources and nested resources (URL paths)
5. select supported HTTP methods (verbs)
6. deploy API to a stage
7. set requests and response transformations

Answer 17

1. define an API (container)
2. define resources and nested resources (URL paths)
3. select supported HTTP methods (verbs)
4. set security
5. choose target (such as ec2, lambda, dynamoDB, etc)
6. set requests and response transformations
7. deploy API to a stage

Question 18

which of the following can API GW do?

1. uses API GW domain, by default
2. can use custom domain
3. now supports AWS Cert manager: free SSL/TLS certs

Answer 18

all of the above

Question 19

You can enable API _____ in AWS API GW to cache your endpoints response.

Answer 19

caching

Question 20

T or F

When you enable cachine for a stage, API GW caches responses from your endpoint for a specified (TTL) period, in seconds. API GW then responds to teh request by looking up the endpoint response from teh cache instead of making a request to your endpoint.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

You can use the API GW ____ API feature to ______ an API

Answer 21

import

Question 22

IMport API feature supports ________2.0 definition files.

Answer 22

swagger

Question 23

With the import API, you can either create a new API by submitting a ____ request that includes Swahger definition in the payload and endpoint configuration, or you can update the existing API by using a ____ request that contains a swagger definition, or merge a definition with an existing API. YOu specify the options using a mode query parameter in teh request URL.

Place the words in the correct spot.

PUT POST

Answer 23

With the import API, you can either create a new API by submitting a POST request that includes Swahger definition in the payload and endpoint configuration, or you can update the existing API by using a PUT request that contains a swagger definition, or merge a definition with an existing API. YOu specify the options using a mode query parameter in teh request URL.

Question 24

By default, API GW limits the steady state request rate to _______ requests per second (RPS)

1. 1,000
2. 10,000
3. 100,000
4. 1,000,000

Answer 24

10,000

Question 25

the max concurrent request is ______ requests across all APIs within an AWS account. 1. 5,000 2. 10,000 3. 100,000 4. 1,000,000

Answer 25

5,000

Question 26

If you go over _____ requests per second or _____ concurrent requests, you will receive a ____ too many request error response. Place the numbers 1. 111 2. 429 3. 5,000 4. 10,000 5. 35,767 6. 100,000

Answer 26

If you go over 10,000 requests per second or 5,000 concurrent requests, you will receive a 429 too many request error response.

Question 27

If a caller submits _____ requests in a one second period evenly, API GW processes all requests without dropping any. 1. 1,000 2. 10,000 3. 100,000 4. 1,000,000

Answer 27

10,000

Question 28

If the caller sends ____ requests in the first millisecond, API GW serves _____ of those requests and throttles the rest in teh one-second period. 1. 100 2. 1,000 3. 5,000 4. 10,000 5. 100,000 6. 1,000,000

Answer 28

If the caller sends 10,000 requests in the first millisecond, API GW serves 5,000 of those requests and throttles the rest in teh one-second period.

Question 29

If the caller submits ____ request in teh first millisecond and then even.y spreads another _____ requests through the remaining ____ milliseconds (for example, about ___ requests every millisecond), API GW processes all _____ requests in the ___ second preiod without returning ____ too many requests error responses. Place the numbers in teh correct place. 1. 1 2. 5 3. 429 4. 999 5. 5,000 6. 5,000 7. 10,000

Answer 29

If the caller submits 5,000 request in the first millisecond and then evenly spreads another 5,000 requests through the remaining 999 milliseconds (for example, about 5 requests every millisecond), API GW processes all 10,000 requests in the 1 second preiod without returning 429 too many requests error responses.

Question 30

T or F You can configure API GW as a REST web service passthrough

Answer 30

False You can configure API GW as a SOAP web service passthrough