200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
A developer is designing a REST API that requires pagination. Which two pagination methods are commonly used? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
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Offset/limit pagination
Offset/limit (page number/size) and cursor-based (use a token or cursor to navigate) are common. Link headers (RFC 5988) are also used but are not a pagination method themselves; they convey links. B-tree and hash-based are not typical.
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B-tree pagination
Why it's wrong here
Not a standard pagination method.
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Offset/limit pagination
Why this is correct
Uses offset and limit parameters.
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Link header pagination
Why it's wrong here
Link headers provide URLs for pagination but are not a method themselves.
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Cursor-based pagination
Why this is correct
Uses a cursor or token to fetch next set.
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Hash-based pagination
Why it's wrong here
Not a standard pagination method.
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