SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

EMERGING TRENDS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

CLOUD COMPUTING

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Role of API (Application Programming Interface) in cloud services?

A	Instructs the communication between one or more applications
B	Instructs the communication for only one application
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A cloud application programming interface (cloud API) enables applications to communicate and transfer information to one another in the cloud. Cloud APIs essentially enable you to develop applications and services in the cloud. APIs also connect multiple clouds or connect cloud and on-premises apps.

Detailed explanation-2: -An API is a set of defined rules that explain how computers or applications communicate with one another. APIs sit between an application and the web server, acting as an intermediary layer that processes data transfer between systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. Web API: The most common type of API, Web APIs allow for the exchange of readable data and functionality between web-based systems. They mainly offer communications between web apps and servers using HTTP.

There is 1 question to complete.