A small company is building a web application with a single server that hosts both the web server and the database. As the user base grows, they plan to separate the database onto a different server. What is the primary benefit of this separation?

It eliminates the need for a load balancer.

It allows the web server and database to scale independently.

It reduces the need for HTTPS encryption.

It makes the application more secure by default.

What is the primary purpose of the `Set-Cookie` response header?

To request a cookie from the client

To instruct the client to store a cookie that will be sent back in subsequent requests

To delete a cookie from the client

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Web Application and HTTP Basics GWEB Practice Questions (Page 10)

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46expert · medium
A small company is building a web application with a single server that hosts both the web server and the database. As the user base grows, they plan to separate the database onto a different server. What is the primary benefit of this separation?
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47application · medium
A web application needs to identify returning users. The server sets a cookie in the response. Which HTTP header is used by the client to send the cookie back to the server on subsequent requests?
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48foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of the `Set-Cookie` response header?
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49application · medium
A developer is building a RESTful API for a blog platform. The API should allow clients to delete a blog post. Which HTTP method should the client use to delete the resource?
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Web Application and HTTP Basics GWEB Practice Questions (Page 10)

Questions 46–49

A small company is building a web application with a single server that hosts both the web server and the database. As the user base grows, they plan to separate the database onto a different server. What is the primary benefit of this separation?

A web application needs to identify returning users. The server sets a cookie in the response. Which HTTP header is used by the client to send the cookie back to the server on subsequent requests?

What is the primary purpose of the `Set-Cookie` response header?

A developer is building a RESTful API for a blog platform. The API should allow clients to delete a blog post. Which HTTP method should the client use to delete the resource?

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