node-intro

Question 1

What is Node.js?

Answer 1

Node.js is a program that allows JavaScript to be run outside of a web browser

Question 2

What can Node.js be used for?

Answer 2

It is commonly used to build back ends for Web applications, command-line programs, or any kind of automation that developers wish to perform. Node.js is powered by V8; the same JavaScript engine in the Google Chrome browser. It is free and open-source software

Question 3

What is a REPL?

Answer 3

A read–eval–print loop (REPL), also termed an interactive toplevel or language shell, is a simple interactive computer programming environment that takes single user inputs, executes them, and returns the result to the user; a program written in a REPL environment is executed piecewise

Question 4

When was Node.js created?

Answer 4

2009

Question 5

What back end languages have you heard of?

Answer 5

PHP, ESP.NET, Node.js