Sharpen your pencil
GET or POST?
For each description, circle either POST or GET depending on which HTTP method you’d choose for implementing that functionality. If you think it could be either, circle both. But be prepared to defend your answers...
POST | GET | A user is returning a login name and password. |
POST | GET | A user is requesting a new page via a hyperlink. |
POST | GET | A chat room user is sending a written response. |
POST | GET | A user hits the ‘next’ button to see the next page. |
POST | GET | A user hits the ‘log out’ button on a secure banking site. |
POST | GET | A user hits the ‘back’ button on the browser. |
POST | GET | A user sends a name and address form to the server. |
POST | GET | A user makes a radio button selection. |