For the purposes of Website development, which of the following is an essential characteristic of a test server? This task contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H and alt+1 to alt+9.
A

It must have sample dead links on it to demonstrate the effects on the server.
B

It must have the standard configuration for all test servers.
C

It must have access to the Internet.
D

It must have the same configuration as the "live" server.

D. It must have the same configuration as the "live" server.

Explanation:

API is an acronym for application programming interface and it can be defined as a software intermediary (computing interface) comprising of sets of codes, tools and protocols that helps software applications and the computer to communicate with each other, as well enable the exchange of data.

Simply stated, an Application Programming Interface (API) is a software intermediary which primarily allows two (2) software applications to communicate with each other.

Thus, it is a standard set of protocols which defines the type of requests or call a software program makes, how it makes them, accepted data format, programming language used, authentication, encryption etc.

For the purposes of Website development, an essential characteristic of a test server is that it must have the same configuration as the "live" server.