Why API Gateway matters in AWS - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to show the main role of an API Gateway in a system.

AWS

An API Gateway acts as a [1] between clients and backend services.

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Afrontend

Bdatabase

Cbridge

Dstorage

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'database' because it stores data, but API Gateway does not store data.

The API Gateway acts as a bridge that connects clients to backend services, managing requests and responses.

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medium

Complete the code to describe a key feature of API Gateway.

AWS

API Gateway helps to [1] incoming requests to protect backend services.

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Aignore

Bfilter

Cduplicate

Ddelay

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'ignore' because it sounds like skipping, but API Gateway actively manages requests.

API Gateway filters incoming requests to allow only valid and authorized traffic to backend services.

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hard

Fix the error in the sentence about API Gateway's role in scaling.

AWS

API Gateway helps backend services by [1] the load from many client requests.

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Aignoring

Bblocking

Cincreasing

Dbalancing

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'increasing' which would make load worse.

API Gateway balances the load by distributing client requests efficiently to backend services.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the sentence about API Gateway features.

AWS

API Gateway provides [1] and [2] to secure and monitor APIs.

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Aauthentication

Bcaching

Cencryption

Dlogging

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Common Mistakes

Mixing caching with security features.

API Gateway provides authentication to verify users and logging to monitor API usage.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the sentence about API Gateway benefits.

AWS

API Gateway helps by [1] requests, [2] backend services, and [3] API versions.

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Arouting

Bprotecting

Cmanaging

Dignoring

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'ignoring' which is opposite of what API Gateway does.

API Gateway routes requests to the right place, protects backend services, and manages different API versions.