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API Development Assessment Test

This API Development test evaluates candidates' proficiency in key areas such as security considerations, .Net framework, API authentication and authorization, versioning and lifecycle management, API design principles, API testing, performance optimization, API documentation, compliance and governance, error handling, programming logic, data formats and serialization.

Proficiency Level
Beginner-Expert
Experience
0-8 years
Duration
60 mins
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Use Case

  • Evaluates understanding of RESTful API design and principles.
  • Tests skills in API security, documentation, and compliance.
  • Identifies proficiency in error handling and performance optimization.
  • Assesses hands-on experience in .NET Core and programming logic.

Skills Covered

API Design Principles
API Authentication and Authorization
Data Formats and Serialization
Error Handling
API Testing
Performance Optimization
API Documentation
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API Development Assessment Test

This API Development test is designed to assess candidates' expertise in crucial aspects of API development, including security considerations, .Net framework, API authentication and authorization, versioning and lifecycle management, API design principles, API testing, performance optimization, API documentation, compliance and governance, error handling, programming logic, and data formats and serialization. It is an essential tool for identifying skilled professionals who can effectively design, implement, and manage APIs, ensuring robust and efficient software solutions.

Target Audience

This assessment is ideal for roles such as Backend Developer and Software Engineer, focusing on individuals who are responsible for designing, implementing, and managing APIs within software projects.

Prerequisites
  • Strong understanding of the .Net Framework
  • Knowledge of API authentication and authorization mechanisms
  • Familiarity with API versioning and lifecycle management
  • Proficiency in API design principles and best practices
  • Experience with API testing methodologies
  • Skills in performance optimization techniques
  • Ability to create comprehensive API documentation
  • Understanding of compliance and governance in API development
Test Overview
Duration
60 mins
Questions
12
Passing Score
70%

Questions

RESTful API Design Principles
API Design
API Design
RESTful
Statelessness
What this question evaluates
This question assesses the candidate's understanding of RESTful API design principles, specifically focusing on the concept of statelessness in client-server communication.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Understanding OAuth 2.0 Components
API Authentication
API Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Access Tokens
API Security
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Choosing a Serialization Format for Complex Data Structures
Data Formats
Data Formats
Serialization
API Development
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Error Handling in RESTful API Services
Error Handling
Error Handling
RESTful API
API Security
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Hard
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Understanding Idempotency in RESTful API Testing
API Testing
API Testing
RESTful API
Idempotency
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
RESTful API Performance Optimization Techniques
Performance Optimization
Performance Optimization
RESTful API
Software Development
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Hard
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
API Documentation Essentials
API Documentation
API Documentation
RESTful API
SOAP
Developers
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
RESTful API Versioning Approach
Versioning
Versioning
RESTful APIs
Software Development
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Mitigating Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks in API Implementation
API Security
API Security
DoS Attacks
Software Development
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Hard
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
GDPR Compliance for APIs
Compliance and Governance
Compliance and Governance
API Security
GDPR
What this question evaluates
No description provided
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
2 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Using a microservices architecture in .NET Core with JWT token authentication
.NET Core Development
.NET Core Development
ADO.NET
API Gateway Integration
JWT Token Authentication
Microservices Architecture
What this question evaluates
This question assesses the candidate's ability to develop a microservices architecture using .NET Core, implement JWT token authentication, and integrate services with an API Gateway. It evaluates knowledge of microservices, JWT authentication, API Gateway configuration, and role-based access control.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
30 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
Palindromes in a String
Continuity Constraints
Continuity Constraints
Handling Overlapping Patterns
Palindrome Detection
Pattern Identification
Score Calculation
What this question evaluates
This question tests a candidate's expertise in string manipulation and palindrome detection, with an emphasis on identifying patterns and calculating the score based on specified rules.
Type:
Programming
Difficulty:
Medium
Time:
20 mins
Attempts:
100+
Success Rate:
70.01%
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Skills Performance
Score
API Design Principles
87%
API Authentication and Authorization
80%
Data Formats and Serialization
85%
Error Handling
82%
Areas of Improvement
Review
Error Handling
Practice
API Authentication and Authorization
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