The Full Stack Web Development - Node Express Server Setup - Project Mongo Movies

This video tutorial guides viewers through building a movie database with a RESTful API using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It covers setting up the project structure, installing necessary dependencies, creating an Express server, and setting up routes for the API. The tutorial also introduces Mongoose as an ORM for interacting with MongoDB and demonstrates how to create a basic API that can be expanded with a front-end application.

What is the primary purpose of the RESTful API in the movie database project?

• To handle user authentication

• To serve HTML pages

• To make GET requests and return JSON data

• To manage server-side rendering

Which tool is used to interact with MongoDB in this project?

• Sequelize

• Mongoose

• Django ORM

• SQLAlchemy

What command is used to initialize a new Node.js project?

• npm build

• npm init

• npm install

• npm start

Which file is created when you run 'npm init'?

• index.html

• app.js

• server.js

• package.json

Which of the following is NOT a dependency installed for this project?

• Express

• Body Parser

• React

• Mongoose

What is the main entry point file for the backend in this project?

• server.js

• main.js

• index.js

• app.js

What is the purpose of the 'routes' folder in this project?

• To store static files

• To define API endpoints

• To manage database connections

• To handle user authentication

Which port is the server set to listen on?

• 4000

• 5000

• 3000

• 8080

What response is expected when accessing the home page route?

• A plain text message 'index'

• An HTML page

• A JSON object

• A 404 error

What is the next step after setting up the server and routes?

• Setting up Mongoose models

• Deploying the application

• Creating a frontend interface

• Writing unit tests