Modern JavaScript from the Beginning - Second Edition - Installing and Using Node.js

This video tutorial introduces Node JS, explaining its role as a runtime environment for JavaScript, enabling server-side code execution. It covers the installation process, setting up a Node JS project, and running JavaScript code outside the browser. The tutorial also demonstrates using the Fetch API in Node JS to make HTTP requests, highlighting recent updates that include Fetch natively in Node JS.

What is the primary purpose of Node.js?

• To provide a runtime environment for server-side JavaScript

• To create graphical user interfaces

• To execute JavaScript code in the browser

• To replace JavaScript in web development

Which engine is Node.js built on?

• V8

• JavaScriptCore

• Chakra

• SpiderMonkey

What command is used to check the installed version of Node.js?

• nodejs -version

• npm -v

• node -v

• node -version

What is the purpose of the 'touch' command in the terminal?

• To open a file

• To delete a file

• To rename a file

• To create a new file

How can you run a Node.js file named 'app.js' in the terminal?

• node run app.js

• node start app.js

• node app.js

• run app.js

What is the Fetch API used for in Node.js?

• To fetch data from the browser

• To fetch files from the local system

• To make HTTP requests

• To fetch data from a database

Which version of Node.js started including the Fetch API natively?

• Version 16

• Version 18

• Version 12

• Version 10