RESTful Web API Design with Node.js (Video 13)

This video tutorial guides viewers through building a RESTful API using Express.js and MongoDB. It covers setting up API routes, implementing GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE methods, and ensuring secure access with middleware. The tutorial also demonstrates how to make AJAX requests from a client application to interact with the API, ensuring data representation follows specified guidelines. By the end, viewers will have a functional application capable of managing notes through a web interface.

What types of methods do the collection and element resources support in the API?

• PUT and POST for collection; GET and DELETE for element

• POST and DELETE for collection; GET and PUT for element

• GET and DELETE for collection; POST and PUT for element

• GET and POST for collection; PUT and DELETE for element

What is the purpose of the 'ensure log them' middleware function?

• To handle database connections

• To parse the request body

• To ensure the user is authenticated

• To log all API requests

Which module is used to parse the request body in Express?

• Request parser

• Body parser

• Header parser

• Cookie parser

What is the role of the 'dollar set' operator in MongoDB?

• To increment a field value

• To delete a document

• To find a document

• To update specific fields in a document

How is the request body sent in an AJAX POST request?

• As a JSON string

• As a plain text

• As an XML document

• As a URL parameter

What is the purpose of setting the 'Content-Type' header in an AJAX request?

• To indicate the type of data being sent

• To authenticate the user

• To set the request method

• To specify the type of response expected

What is the significance of the 'true' parameter in the open method of an AJAX request?

• It sets the request method to GET

• It sets the request method to POST

• It indicates an asynchronous request

• It indicates a synchronous request