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Node.js Overview for Interviews

The document is a Node.js Learning Guide for interviews, covering its introduction, core concepts, important modules, and basics of Express.js. It highlights key features such as event-driven architecture, non-blocking I/O, and scalability. Additionally, it provides code examples for file system operations, HTTP server creation, event handling, and middleware in Express.js.

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Node.js Overview for Interviews

The document is a Node.js Learning Guide for interviews, covering its introduction, core concepts, important modules, and basics of Express.js. It highlights key features such as event-driven architecture, non-blocking I/O, and scalability. Additionally, it provides code examples for file system operations, HTTP server creation, event handling, and middleware in Express.js.

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# Node.

js Learning Guide for Interviews

## 1. Introduction to [Link]

[Link] is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment that executes JavaScript code

outside of a browser. It is built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine and is widely used for server-side

and backend development.

### Key Features

- Event-driven architecture: Handles multiple requests asynchronously.

- Non-blocking I/O: Ensures high performance by avoiding thread blocking.

- Single-threaded: Manages concurrency using the event loop.

- Cross-platform: Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

### Why [Link] for Backend?

- High scalability with efficient handling of concurrent requests.

- Unified JavaScript language for both frontend and backend development.

- Rich ecosystem with a vast library of NPM packages.

---

## 2. Core Concepts

### Event Loop

The event loop is the core mechanism of [Link] that processes incoming requests asynchronously.

It ensures non-blocking operations by delegating tasks to worker threads or the system kernel.
### Non-blocking I/O

[Link] performs I/O operations asynchronously, freeing the main thread to handle additional

requests.

### Single-threaded Nature

Although single-threaded, [Link] achieves concurrency through an event loop and worker threads.

---

## 3. Important Modules

### File System (fs)

Used to interact with the file system for reading, writing, and deleting files.

```javascript

const fs = require('fs');

[Link]('[Link]', 'utf8', (err, data) => {

if (err) throw err;

[Link](data);

});

```

### HTTP

Facilitates building web servers.

```javascript

const http = require('http');

[Link]((req, res) => {

[Link]('Hello World');
[Link]();

}).listen(3000);

```

### Events

Enables event-driven programming.

```javascript

const EventEmitter = require('events');

const emitter = new EventEmitter();

[Link]('event', () => {

[Link]('An event occurred!');

});

[Link]('event');

```

### Streams

Handles continuous data flow efficiently.

```javascript

const fs = require('fs');

const readStream = [Link]('[Link]');

[Link]('data', chunk => {

[Link](chunk);

});

```
---

## 4. [Link] Basics

[Link] is a fast, minimalist web framework for [Link].

### Setting Up a Server

```javascript

const express = require('express');

const app = express();

[Link]('/', (req, res) => {

[Link]('Hello World');

});

[Link](3000, () => {

[Link]('Server is running on port 3000');

});

```

### Middleware

Middleware functions execute before the route handler.

```javascript

[Link]((req, res, next) => {

[Link]('Middleware executed');

next();

});

```
### Error Handling

```javascript

[Link]((err, req, res, next) => {

[Link]([Link]);

[Link](500).send('Something broke!');

});

```

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