Lecture 28 Quiz: Session Tracking using HttpSession

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Lecture 28 Self-Check

Question 1: What is the behavior of request.getSession() in servlet code?

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A. It always creates a new session

B. It returns an existing session or creates one if missing

C. It destroys the current session

D. It reads session from database only

Question 2: Which call should you use when you want only an existing session and do not want to create a new one?

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A. request.getSession(false)

B. request.getSession()

C. request.createSession()

D. response.getSession()

Question 3: Which API stores user data in server-side session state?

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A. session.setAttribute("user", email)

B. response.addCookie("user", email)

C. request.setParameter("user", email)

D. request.setHeader("user", email)

Question 4: Which statement about HttpSession scope is correct?

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A. Session data is shared across all users by default

B. Session data belongs to one client session and is isolated from others

C. Session data is visible in URL

D. Session data survives forever even after invalidation

Question 5: Which method is used to terminate the current session and clear its attributes?

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A. session.close()

B. session.remove()

C. session.destroy()

D. session.invalidate()