js timers

Question 1

What is a “callback” function?

Answer 1

a function passed into another function as an argument to be called later

Question 2

Besides adding an event listener callback function to an element or the document, what is one way to delay the execution of a JavaScript function until some point in the future?

Answer 2

setTimeout(function, delay)

Question 3

How can you set up a function to be called repeatedly without using a loop?

Answer 3

setInterval(function, delay)

Question 4

What is the default time delay if you omit the delay parameter from setTimeout() or setInterval()?

Answer 4

0, no delay

Question 5

What do setTimeout() and setInterval() return?

Answer 5

timeoutID and intervalID, can be passed to clearTimeout/clearInterval to cancel them