Master Java Web Services and REST API with Spring Boot- SOAP vs RESTful Web Services

The video tutorial explains the differences between SOAP and REST, highlighting that SOAP is a protocol using XML for data exchange, while REST is an architectural style that can use various formats like JSON. SOAP requires a WSDL for service definitions, whereas REST can use Swagger. SOAP allows multiple transport protocols, but REST is optimized for HTTP. RESTful services are easier to implement due to JSON's simplicity, while SOAP involves complexities with XML parsing.

What is the primary data exchange format used by SOAP?

• CSV

• JSON

• XML

• YAML

Which of the following is a common data exchange format in REST?

• SOAP

• XML

• HTML

• JSON

What service definition language is used by SOAP?

• OpenAPI

• Swagger

• WSDL

• Vadel

Which protocol is primarily used by RESTful services?

• MQQ

• SMTP

• HTTP

• FTP

Why are RESTful services generally easier to implement than SOAP?

• They use a complex service definition language

• They use XML which is easy to parse

• They require a mandatory service definition

• They are based on JSON and do not require a mandatory service definition