Spring Boot-Java Full Stack Study List Flashcards
How does the web browser determine what type of file is being returned from the web server?
The web browser uses the MIME type to determine the file type.
What is a web service?
A web service is essentially a web application that returns data instead of HTML.
True or False: Media and other types of files are often handled in browsers by using special plugin components.
True
True or False: Broken authentication and session management vulnerabilities are very hard to detect.
True
What is true of both XML and JSON?
Both are human readable.
What is part of the URL?
Protocol/Scheme: “https://”
Domain or Host: “example.com”
Port: “:8080”
Path: “/path/to/resource”
Query Parameters: “?key1=value1&key2=value2”
Fragment or Anchor: “#section”
What is responsible for issuing trusted certificates?
Certificate authority
How do you define the term ‘the public Internet’?
The servers and web sites on the Internet available to anyone.
What is TCP/IP?
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) specifies how data is packaged up, addressed, sent, routed, and received on the Internet.
What is the purpose of a switch?
Switches connect one or more computers together to form a network.
What is the main purpose of a web browser?
To get resources from the Web and present them to the user.
True or False: The Domain Name System maps computer owners to IP addresses.
False
What is the purpose of encrypting HTTP communication?
To ensure that the data is private and remains unchanged.
True or False: Media files such as video are processed and displayed by the layout engine.
False
Which components are in both web services and web applications?
Web Server
Interpreter/Container
Data Store
True or False: Web applications can only serve dynamic content.
False
True or False: The web server uses the path and filename portions of the URL to determine what content to serve.
True
What is a common web service client?
JavaScript running in the browser.
What is the primary purpose of a web server?
To deliver or serve web content when requested to do so.
Name 3 facts about web applications
Users request web applications resources with URLs.
Web applications use HTTP.
Web applications rely on web servers.
True or False: HTML and CSS are processed by the same web browser component.
True
True or False: Web servers can only serve static files.
False
Describe JSON
JSON uses key/value pairs or just values to format and represent data.
JavaScript Object Notation
What are some examples of the layout engines that browsers use?
Blink - Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based version), Opera
WebKit - Apple’s Safari
Gecko - Firefox browser
What is one of the main uses of JavaScript in the browser?
Creating or manipulating HTML.
What is a main motivation of HTTPS?
To enable web applications to properly render HTML. (Unverified)
Where does the web server begin to look for requested files?
The web server root directory
What does MIME stand for?
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
True or False: HTTP is the protocol of the Internet.
True
What best describes XML?
XML is a markup language that is essentially HTML plus CSS. (unverified)
What best describes the purpose of a router?
Routers connect two networks together.
Which component of a web browser is responsible for executing JavaScript code?
The JavaScript engine.
True or False: Resources such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files are generally stored on web servers.
True
True or False: Misconfigured security frameworks can be just as damaging as software that contains vulnerabilities.
True
True or False: The root tag of XML formatted data must always be called ‘root’.
False
What is a protocol?
A set of rules governing communication.
True or False: HTTPS allows HTTP communication to be encrypted using a standard called Transport Layer Security (TLS).
True
What is the main difference between a web site and a web application?
Web sites only serve static files whereas web applications serve both static and dynamic content.
