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Oct 25, 2026

Quiz: What is the purpose of an API Gateway (e.g., Kong, Traefik, Envoy) in a microservices architecture?

An API Gateway shields internal microservices by consolidating perimeter concerns: authentication, SSL, rate-limiting, and client protocol translation.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: What is FastAPI Dependency Injection system (`Depends()`) used for?

Depends() allows declaring modular, reusable dependencies (e.g., authentication, DB sessions) injected seamlessly into routes.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: What exception class should be raised in FastAPI to return specific HTTP error responses to clients?

Raising HTTPException allows returning structured JSON error payloads with custom HTTP status codes.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: What is `BackgroundTasks` used for in FastAPI?

BackgroundTasks queues operations executed asynchronously after sending response payloads, preventing request timeouts.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: How does FastAPI handle file uploads?

UploadFile uses a spooled temporary file structure, streaming large uploads efficiently without overwhelming RAM.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: What is the purpose of `APIRouter` in FastAPI?

APIRouter works similarly to Flask Blueprints, allowing modular organization of endpoint groups with shared prefixes and tags.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: How does Pydantic `@field_validator` work in FastAPI data models?

@field_validator allows defining custom Python validation methods executed when instantiating Pydantic model attributes.

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Aug 30, 2026

Quiz: What is the purpose of Pydantic `BaseSettings` in FastAPI configuration management?

Pydantic's BaseSettings reads environment variables into typed Python attributes with fallback default values.

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