Practice How Does A Server Work? (3.3.2) - The Back-End and the Request/Response Cycle
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How Does a Server Work?

Practice - How Does a Server Work?

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary role of a server?

💡 Hint: Think of the server as a waiter in a restaurant.

Question 2 Easy

What HTTP method would you use to retrieve data?

💡 Hint: Picture asking for a list of items.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of a server?

To store files
To process and respond to requests
To design web pages

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you click a button on a website.

Question 2

True or False: A POST request is used to retrieve data from a server.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember what you do when you submit a form.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario where a user logs in to a website. Describe the request and response cycle involved in the login process.

💡 Hint: Consider what data is sent and what responses users expect after logging in.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how a server might handle an invalid request and the status code it would send back.

💡 Hint: Think about how you would inform a user that their input was incorrect or missing.

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