APIs

Question 1

PUT

Answer 1

All fields in the resource you are updating should be added in the request body

Question 2

PATCH

Answer 2

Allow for partial updates to only specific fields without affecting the others

Question 3

What is Pagination

Answer 3

Dividing a large dataset into smaller manageable pages that are displayed to the user one at atime

• This significantly improves the user experience by preventing overwhelming amounts of data from loading on a single page.
• Useful when dealing with large datasets or APIs
• Faster load times
• Allows for scalability

Question 4

How pagination works

Answer 4

• page size: the number of items displayed per page
• page number: users select which page they want to view using a page number
• pagination controls: buttons or links are provided to navigate between pages like “Next” or “Previous”