Cisco Exam 350-901 Topic 7 Question 78 Discussion

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Question #: 78
Topic #: 7

An architect must optimize traffic that targets a popular API endpoint Currently, the application downloads a large file hourly, but often the file is unchanged and the download causes unnecessary load and delays Which cURL command must be used to determine the last modified date of the file and to optimize the API usage?

Acurl GET request

Bcurl HEAD request

Ccurl --silent request

Dcurl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' request

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by Irene at Jul 13, 2024, 05:42 AM

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Ernest

1 months ago

You know, the developer who wrote this code must have been really bored. Downloading a file every hour, even when it's unchanged? That's just asking for trouble!

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Jose

2 days ago

B) curl HEAD request

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Roxane

2 months ago

Bingo! The HEAD request is the way to go. I can practically hear the servers sighing in relief from all that unnecessary traffic.

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Iola

1 months ago

D) curl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' request

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Clorinda

1 months ago

C) curl --silent request

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Vicente

1 months ago

B) curl HEAD request

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Hollis

2 months ago

Hah, the no-cache option is a bit overkill, don't you think? We just want to check the modified date, not bypass the cache entirely.

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Marshall

14 days ago

B) curl HEAD request

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Juan

20 days ago

Hah, the no-cache option is a bit overkill, don't you think? We just want to check the modified date, not bypass the cache entirely.

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Amber

26 days ago

D) curl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' request

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Micheal

1 months ago

C) curl --silent request

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Mauricio

1 months ago

B) curl HEAD request

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Tony

1 months ago

A) curl GET request

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Rosio

2 months ago

I was initially thinking the GET request, but the HEAD request makes much more sense. Gotta love those optimizations!

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Una

8 days ago

Using the --silent flag will help optimize the API usage by suppressing unnecessary output.

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Reuben

12 days ago

C) curl --silent request

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Daryl

16 days ago

Absolutely, the HEAD request is perfect for checking the last modified date without downloading the entire file.

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Nguyet

1 months ago

B) curl HEAD request

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Colene

2 months ago

The HEAD request seems like the obvious choice here. It allows you to check the last modified date without downloading the entire file. Very efficient!

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