Rest
Authentication
Mixed Rest & Auth
Mystery
Cornelius
100

What does REST stand for? A) Recursive Endpoint Synchronization Technique B) Representational State Transfer C) Resourceful Stateful Transitions D) Revelatory Encryption and Security Tactics

What is B) Representational State Transfer

100

What is the most popular form of two-factor authentication used by the government?

What are dongles.

100

What is not true of Single Sign On (SSO)? A) It simplifies the sign-up process. B) It increases security concerns. C) Data is owned by another service. D) There may be downtime due to others.

what is B) It increases security concerns.

100

What is the name of Prof Hemingway's small company?

I personally don't remember but I'm sure he'll tell us in class.

100

What was the only large philanthropic endeavor Mr. C did in his lifetime?

What is donating $1 million to start Vanderbilt University.

200

Which of the following are principles of REST? A)server-stored state B)single endpoint C)cacheable D)client executable code

What is D. Client executable code.

200

What is the word for validating who the user claims to be?

What is Authentication?

200

 In REST, this property ensures that repeating the same operation has the same effect as the initial operation.

What is idempotence?

200

What is the name of the creator of Babel?

Who is Sebastian McKenzie.

200

What relationship did Mr. C have to his wife before marrying her?

What is being cousins.

300

Which of the following best describes a resource query? A)A request to create a new resource B)A mechanism of filtering specific information C)The process of updating a resource D)A request to delete a resource

what is B)A mechanism of filtering specific information 

300

What is the name for validating that the user has permission to do what they say they are requesting?

What is Authorization?

300

Which of the following are secure measures of authentication? A)SMS with code B)Dongle C)Biometric D) Basic authentication

What are B) and C) (Dongle and Biometric)

300

What is the name of the site that got all of its members' password data stolen because their passwords were stored in plain text?

What is Ashley Madison.

300

What did Mr. C's parents do?

What is farming.
400

What makes GraphQL different from REST? A)Single endpoint B)more work on the client-side C)Better 3rd party library D)more work on the server-side

What is D) more work on the server-side

400

Which of the following statements about Basic Authentication is true? A) It transmits passwords in clear text. B) It is considered more secure than Digest Authentication. C) The use HTTPS or another security protocol is not aligned with best practices. D) Credentials are sent in base64 encoding.

What are B) and D)

400

What is the best hashing algorithm conventionally accepted as of today?

What is SHA512.

400

What was Prof Hemingway doing during our first exam?

What is running an ultra marathon.

400

What is the name of the news anchor that is the great great great grandson of Mr. C.

Who is Anderson Cooper.

500

This process involves storing copies of resources to reduce latency and improve performance.

What is Caching?

500

What is not a feature of custom authorization? A) Users may benefit from better looking login screens. B) You can leverage HTTPS for security and encryption. C) There is greater control over credential caching. D) It is difficult to extend username + password to Two-Factor

What is D) It is difficult to extend username + password to Two-Factor.

500

Name an alternative practice to REST and GraphQL.

What is SOAP or Falcor.

500

What was Prof Hemingway's first job out of college?

What is consulting at Deloitte.

500

From a nationwide survey on the most attractive college mascots conducted in 2021, what place did Mr. C rank?

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