A good API makes it easy to develop a program by providing all of the building blocks. correct
answers True
Among client-side extensions, _____ is a Microsoft specification for writing programs that run
inside the Internet Explorer browser. correct answers ActiveX
HTML is designed to facilitate the extraction and manipulation of data from structured
documents over the Internet. correct answers False
In the _____ category, the cloud service provider offers the capability to build and deploy
consumer-created applications using the provider's cloud infrastructure. correct answers Platform
as a Service (PaaS)
The ODBC API standard defines three levels of compliance: _____, Level-1, and Level-2, which
provide increasing levels of functionality. correct answers Core
Which of the following is a client-side extension? correct answers ActiveX
Having a web-based database interface eliminates the design and implementation issues of a
database system. correct answers False
An API (application programming interface) is defined as a set of routines, protocols, and tools
for building software applications. correct answers True
_____ is a higher-level, object-oriented application interface used to access remote database
servers. correct answers RDO
ODBC works on the _____ operating system. correct answers Windows
Among the three levels of compliance of the ODBC API standards, Level-1 provides support for
procedural SQL and cursors. correct answers False
What is a disadvantage of using an API web-server interface? correct answers An API error can
bring down the entire web server.
Which of the following is a well-defined web-server interface? correct answers Common
Gateway Interface
_____ is a web application server that provides the ability to connect web servers to multiple
data sources. correct answers ColdFusion/JRun
Each time an end user clicks a hyperlink, the browser generates a(n) _____ page request that is
sent to the designated web server using the TCP/IP Internet protocol. correct answers HTTP
GET