MVC

Question 1

What does MVC stand for?

Answer 1

M - Model.
V - View.
C - Controller

Question 2

What does M (Model) represent?

Answer 2

The database.

Question 3

What does V (View) represent?

Answer 3

The client (browser).

Question 4

What does C (Controller) represent?

Answer 4

The server.

Question 5

What does the Model allow you to do?

Answer 5

• Adding and retrieving items from the database.
• Processing data from or to the database.
• Speaks only with the Controller.

Question 6

What does the View allow you to do?

Answer 6

• This is the only thing the user ever sees.
• Think of good old fashioned HTML/CSS.
• Listens only to the controller. (It never talks back).

Question 7

What doe the Controller allow you to do?

Answer 7

• Processes GET/POST/PUT/DELETE requests.
• All server-side logic.
• The Middle Man.
  - Takes info rom user.
  - Processes info and talks to the database if
  needed.
  - Receives info from the database.
  - Speaks to View to explain presentation to the
  viewer.

Question 8

What is route processing?

Answer 8

Frameworks all have route processing.

Processes what the user wants, and sends the request to the specific route needed.

Ex. GET/PUT/POST/DELETE.

Then sends request to the controller.