COMPLETE MEAN STACK QUESTION

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UNIT 1: Web Development & MEAN Stack

Basics
A. Short Answer / Conceptual Questions
1.​ Define web development. How is it different from software development?​

2.​ What is the MEAN stack? List all its components.​

3.​ Why is JavaScript preferred as a full-stack language?​

4.​ What is the difference between a web server and an application server?​

5.​ Define REST architecture.​

6.​ Explain the difference between static and dynamic websites.​

7.​ What is npm?​

8.​ What is the difference between local development server and production server?​

9.​ Explain MVC architecture.​

10.​What is [Link]?​

B. Long Answer / Descriptive Questions

1.​ Explain the architecture of MEAN stack with a neat diagram.​

2.​ Compare MEAN stack with MERN, LAMP, Django, and Spring Boot.​

3.​ Explain the evolution of web development from HTML websites to modern SPAs.​
 4.​ Discuss the impact of JavaScript on modern full-stack development.​

5.​ Explain role of asynchronous programming in modern web applications.​

C. Advanced / Analytical Questions

1.​ Why are SPAs preferred over MPAs for modern apps?​

2.​ How does API-driven development change the architecture of web apps?​

3.​ Explain event loop and concurrency model of JavaScript.​

4.​ Discuss limitations of MEAN stack and how to overcome them.​

D. Case Studies
1.​ Design an architecture for a school management system using MEAN stack.​

2.​ Suggest a MEAN-based solution for a real-time chat application.​

UNIT 2: MongoDB (NoSQL Database)

A. Short Answer Questions
1.​ Define NoSQL. What are its types?​

2.​ What is a MongoDB collection?​

3.​ What is BSON?​

4.​ Define indexes.​

5.​ What is a capped collection?​

6.​ What is ObjectId?​

B. Long Answer / Theory Questions
1.​ Explain MongoDB architecture in detail.​

2.​ Explain CRUD operations with Mongo shell and [Link] examples.​

3.​ What are ACID properties? How does MongoDB support transactions?​

4.​ Explain replication and sharding with diagrams.​

5.​ Describe aggregation pipeline with use cases and examples.​

6.​ Discuss schema design principles in NoSQL.​

C. Advanced / Analytical Questions

1.​ Design an optimized MongoDB schema for ecommerce (Users, Orders, Payments,
Products).​

2.​ Optimizing MongoDB queries – explain indexing strategies and performance tuning.​

3.​ Explain when to embed documents vs when to reference documents.​

4.​ Discuss real-world scalability challenges in MongoDB.​

D. Coding Questions
1.​ Write MongoDB queries for:​

○​ Nested updates​

○​ Array manipulation​

○​ Using lookup for joins​

○​ Pagination​

○​ Sorting and filtering​

2.​ Write an aggregation pipeline to calculate monthly revenue from orders.​

E. Debugging Questions
1.​ Fix the query:​
[Link]({"[Link]": "Jaipur"}, {"name": 1}) – not
returning nested fields.​

2.​ Fix the issue of slow performance on unindexed fields.​

F. Case Study
A food delivery platform must show nearby restaurants under 5 km, sorted by rating.​
Explain schema + queries + indexing strategy.

UNIT 3: [Link] & [Link]

A. Short Answer Questions
1.​ What is [Link]?​

2.​ What is non-blocking I/O?​

3.​ What is [Link]?​

4.​ Define middleware.​

5.​ What is routing?​

6.​ What is dotenv?​

7.​ Define JWT.​

B. Long Answer Questions

1.​ Explain Node’s asynchronous event-driven architecture.​
 2.​ Types of middleware in Express with examples.​

3.​ Explain Express routing with different methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).​

4.​ Explain API authentication using [Link] and JWT.​

5.​ Explain error handling and logging techniques in [Link].​

C. Advanced / Analytical Questions

1.​ Compare session-based authentication vs token-based authentication.​

2.​ Discuss scalability limitations of [Link] and methods to overcome them.​

3.​ Explain how to secure Express apps from NoSQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and brute-force
attacks.​

D. Coding Questions
1.​ Build REST APIs for User module (register, login, profile).​

2.​ Create custom middlewares for:​

○​ Logging​

○​ Authentication​

○​ Error handling​

3.​ Build CRUD APIs with validations and proper error responses.​

E. Debugging Questions
1.​ Fix "callback hell" code by converting it into async-await.​

2.​ Fix incorrect CORS configuration.​

3.​ Fix an Express route that always returns 500.​

F. Case Study
A hotel booking platform needs APIs for rooms, customers, bookings, payments.​
Design the complete API structure, middleware flow, and security measures.

UNIT 4: Angular
A. Short Answer Questions
1.​ What is Angular CLI?​

2.​ Define components, modules, and services.​

3.​ What are directives?​

4.​ What is two-way binding?​

5.​ Define pipes.​

6.​ What are lifecycle hooks?​

7.​ What is Angular routing?​

B. Long Answer Questions

1.​ Explain Angular architecture with diagrams.​

2.​ Explain all types of data binding with examples.​

3.​ Explain template-driven vs reactive forms.​

4.​ Explain Observables and RxJS usage.​

5.​ Explain routing, lazy loading, and route guards.​

6.​ Explain dependency injection in Angular.​

C. Advanced Questions
1.​ Build a Student Registration Form with Reactive Forms and validation.​

2.​ Implement search + filter + pagination in Angular.​

3.​ Explain change detection strategy in Angular.​

4.​ Explain service-based architecture in Angular applications.​

5.​ Build an Angular service to communicate with backend API with HttpClient.​

D. Coding Questions
1.​ Create an Angular component for listing products.​

2.​ Implement lazy-loaded admin module.​

3.​ Build a login/registration UI with validation.​

4.​ Develop custom pipe for formatting a phone number.​

E. Debugging Questions
1.​ Fix "NullInjectorError: No provider for HttpClient".​

2.​ Fix routing issue where child module does not load.​

3.​ Fix ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError.​

F. Case Study
Design a front-end interface for an e-learning portal:​
Modules: Login, Dashboard, Courses, Lessons, Tests.​
Explain components, routes, service structure, and data flow.
UNIT 5: MEAN Stack Integration
A. Short Answer Questions
1.​ What is API integration?​

2.​ What is CORS?​

3.​ What is JWT token?​

4.​ Define WebSocket.​

B. Long Answer Questions

1.​ Explain complete MEAN authentication flow (Angular → Node → Mongo → Angular).​

2.​ Explain how Angular communicates with Express API using HttpClient.​

3.​ Explain real-time communication using [Link] with Angular.​

4.​ Discuss error handling strategies for MEAN integration.​

C. Advanced Questions
1.​ Implement a complete login system with JWT, route guards, and token refresh.​

2.​ Build a real-time notification system using WebSockets.​

3.​ Explain API versioning and module structure in large MEAN apps.​

D. Case Study
An e-commerce website requires cart syncing in real-time across multiple devices.​
Design MEAN-based architecture, API flow, database syncing strategy, and websockets usage.
UNIT 6: Deployment & Best Practices
A. Short Answer Questions
1.​ What is deployment?​

2.​ What is PM2?​

3.​ What are environment variables?​

4.​ What is reverse proxy?​

B. Long Answer Questions

1.​ Explain complete deployment of MEAN application on AWS/Render/Vercel.​

2.​ Explain Dockerizing a MEAN stack application.​

3.​ Explain Git workflow and branching strategies.​

4.​ Explain performance optimization strategies.​

C. Advanced Questions
1.​ Build a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions for MEAN deployment.​

2.​ Discuss security hardening techniques at Backend/Frontend/DB levels.​

3.​ Explain load balancing and horizontal scaling for [Link] servers.​

D. Case Study
A university wants to deploy a MEAN-based student portal with 10k daily users.​
Explain scaling, caching, load balancing, logging, and monitoring strategies.