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The video tutorial explains the concept of state in React, emphasizing its role in tracking and updating data within applications. It introduces the useState hook for managing state in functional components and demonstrates how to initialize state with data from a database. The tutorial also covers the JavaScript find method for retrieving data and connects state to database data. A practical example is provided to illustrate these concepts, concluding with a focus on making the app functional.

Why is it important to keep track of state in a React application?

What is the role of the useState hook in functional components?

How can you display the number of likes from a database in a React component?

What steps would you take to connect your React component to a database for state management?