WEEK-1

Question 1

method is used to retrieve information from a specified (Universal Resource Identifier) and is assumed to be safe, repeatable operation by browsers, caches and other HTTP aware components.

Answer 1

GET

Question 2

method requests that the target resources process the representation enclosed in the request according to the resource’s own specific semantics.

Answer 2

POST

Question 3

method is used to request that server store the content including in message body at a location specified by the given URL. For example, this might be a file that will be created or replaced

Answer 3

PUT

Question 4

method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT send a message body in the response (i.e., the response terminated at the end of the header sections. This method can be used for obtaining metadata about the selected representation without transferring the representation data

Answer 4

HEAD

Question 5

method requests that the origin server remove the association between the target resources and its current functionality.

Answer 5

DELETE

Question 6

method requests that the recipient establish a tunnel to the destination origin server identified by the request-target and, is successful, there after restrict its behavior to blind forwarding of packets, in both direction until the tunnel is closed.

Answer 6

CONNECT

Question 7

method requests information about the communication options available for the target resource. This method allows a client to determine the options and/or requirements associated with a resource, or the capabilities of a server, without implying a resource action.

Answer 7

OPTIONS

Question 8

method requests a remote, application-level loop back of the request message. This is typically used to echo the contents of an HTTP Request back to the requested which can be used for debugging purposed during development.

Answer 8

TRACE