Quiz

1. For which use case is the Protobuf text format not the right fit?
   1. Sending data over the network.
   2. Debugging request/response payloads.
   3. Writing configuration files.
2. What does Protobuf text format help with?
   1. Making Protobuf data editable and readable by humans.
   2. Making writing data faster by removing extra characters.
   3. Writing self-documenting data.
   4. All the above.
3. What is true about maps in Protobuf?
   1. They are a completely separate concept from repeated fields.
   2. They are, in fact, just repeated fields of MapFieldEntry.
   3. They are related to oneofs.
4. Why would we prefer to use the identifier value of an enum instead of the numerical one?
   1. I would not. The numerical value is faster to write.
   2. I would, but only because we cannot use identifiers in the Protobuf Text Format.
   3. Because it is more descriptive and does not require the reader to check the proto file.