NetSuite Developer II Certification Practice Exam

A RESTlet is a SuiteScript file designed to provide a way for NetSuite to function as a RESTful web service. This means that it enables external applications to communicate with NetSuite over HTTP using standard REST principles. By leveraging RESTful APIs, a RESTlet allows for operations such as creating, reading, updating, and deleting records in NetSuite through a structured and predictable interface accessible via standard HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.

RESTlets are particularly useful for integrating NetSuite with other systems, providing a lightweight alternative to traditional web services where XML or SOAP may be more cumbersome to work with. This makes RESTlets a powerful tool for developers looking to extend NetSuite's functionality and enhance interoperability with external applications and services.

The other options highlighted do not appropriately describe what a RESTlet is: while the dashboard for monitoring script performance does relate to script management, it does not define the functionality of RESTlets. Similarly, a type of Suitelet would involve a user interface rather than the API-style interaction that RESTlets provide, and a method for importing data does not specifically capture the essence of a RESTlet's capability as a web service.