A web application is experiencing issues where the browser is caching an old version of a JavaScript file, causing functionality errors. The developer wants to ensure that the browser always fetches the latest version of the file. Which HTTP response header should the developer configure on the server?

Content-Type: application/javascript

A web server responds to a client request with the following status line: HTTP/1.1 200 OK. What does this status line indicate about the request?

The request was successful, and the response body contains the requested resource.

The server encountered an internal error while processing the request.

The request was forbidden, and the client does not have permission.

The request was redirected to a different URI.

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Web Application and HTTP Basics GWEB Practice Questions (Page 5)

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21application · medium
A web application exposes a REST API for managing user profiles. The front-end needs to update a user's email address. The developer sends a request with the new email in the request body. Which HTTP method should be used to correctly indicate that this request is an update to an existing resource?
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A web application is deployed behind a load balancer that terminates TLS. The application server receives HTTP traffic from the load balancer. The security team wants to ensure that the application knows whether the original client request was made over HTTPS. Which HTTP header should the load balancer set to convey this information?
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23application · medium
A web application is experiencing issues where the browser is caching an old version of a JavaScript file, causing functionality errors. The developer wants to ensure that the browser always fetches the latest version of the file. Which HTTP response header should the developer configure on the server?
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24application · medium
A web server responds to a client request with the following status line: HTTP/1.1 200 OK. What does this status line indicate about the request?
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25application · medium
A developer is debugging an issue where a client sends a request to update a resource, but the server responds with a 405 Method Not Allowed. Which part of the HTTP request is most likely causing this response?
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Questions 21–25

A web application exposes a REST API for managing user profiles. The front-end needs to update a user's email address. The developer sends a request with the new email in the request body. Which HTTP method should be used to correctly indicate that this request is an update to an existing resource?

A web server responds to a client request with the following status line: HTTP/1.1 200 OK. What does this status line indicate about the request?

A developer is debugging an issue where a client sends a request to update a resource, but the server responds with a 405 Method Not Allowed. Which part of the HTTP request is most likely causing this response?

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