NPM

Question 1

[NPM intro]

What is NPM?

Answer 1

A website (npmjs.com)
A Command Line Interface (CLI)
The Registry (where to get packages from)

Question 2

[NPM intro]

What is a package?

Answer 2

A directory with package.json in it and one or more other files.

Question 3

[NPM intro]

How can you create a package.json with npm?

Answer 3

while in the directory, using the CLI:

npm init –yes

Question 4

[NPM intro]

What is a dependency and how do you add one to a package?

Answer 4

Libraries or software that is required for that specific package, you can add it by installing inside the directory with the package.json file.

Question 5

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What happens when you add a dependency to a package with npm?

Answer 5

It is listed inside the package.json object under dependencies.
It installs the node modules in the directory as well.