Test 2 Review

The test will be a mix of multiple choice/true false/short answer/code writing. You may bring one page of handwritten notes, front and back, which you have personally prepared.

Express Framework

• Be able to sketch a basic web application using Express and Handlebars to display a form and process a form submission

Concurrency Issues

• Know the server concurrency models we discussed
• Synchronous / asynchronous functions
• Are Node.js applications susceptible to race conditions?
• Know the optimistic concurrency technique for multi-user editing records we discussed

State Management

• Know the various state management techniques we have discussed, and how to select an appropriate technique for a given piece of state.
• Describe how Node.js session system works
• Know what the “back button” problem is

Miscellaneous

• Database connection management
• Basics of cookie operation