RESTful Web API Design with Node.js (Video 10)

This video tutorial covers the use of Twitter's REST API for tweeting, searching, and accessing user data. It explains how to authenticate requests, manage permissions, and handle cursor collections for large datasets. The tutorial also demonstrates using the Async.js module to efficiently combine data from multiple API calls, enhancing application performance.

What is the primary purpose of using Twitter's REST API?

• To develop mobile applications

• To access and manage user data

• To create new Twitter accounts

• To design Twitter's user interface

Which HTTP methods are primarily used in Twitter's REST API?

• PUT and DELETE

• GET and DELETE

• POST and PUT

• GET and POST

What is the essential parameter required to post a tweet using the Twitter API?

• User ID

• Timestamp

• Status

• Location

Before tweeting on behalf of users, what must be configured in the Twitter app settings?

• Write permissions

• Read permissions

• Delete permissions

• Admin permissions

What does the 'Q' parameter stand for in the search/tweets endpoint?

• Query

• Queue

• Quota

• Quality

How are query parameters included in a GET request for Twitter's search resource?

• In the URL as a query string

• In the request body

• As a JSON object

• In the HTTP headers

What is the purpose of using cursor collections in Twitter's API?

• To reduce data redundancy

• To improve API speed

• To enhance security

• To manage large datasets efficiently

What does a cursor value of -1 signify in Twitter's cursor collections?

• End of a collection

• Error in the collection

• Beginning of a collection

• Middle of a collection

Which module is used to handle multiple API requests efficiently in Node.js?

• Async.js

• React.js

• Express.js

• Vue.js

What is the role of async.waterfall in handling API requests?

• To execute functions in series

• To execute functions in parallel

• To handle errors in functions

• To log API requests