Mastering asynchronous JavaScript is a critical milestone for any modern web developer. This course, JavaScript Fetch API & AJAX - Practice Questions, is specifically designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. Whether you are preparing for technical interviews or aiming to solidify your understanding of how data flows between the client and server, these practice exams provide the rigorous training necessary to succeed.

Why Serious Learners Choose These Practice Exams

In the rapidly evolving landscape of web development, simply watching tutorials is not enough. Serious learners choose these practice exams because they offer a simulated environment that mirrors real-world coding challenges. Our question bank is not just about memorization; it is about logic, syntax accuracy, and understanding the lifecycle of an asynchronous request. By engaging with these tests, you identify your knowledge gaps early and master the nuances of Promises, Error Handling, and Request Headers.

Course Structure

This course is organized into logical tiers to ensure a smooth learning curve, taking you from the fundamentals to architectural-level decision-making.

• Basics / Foundations: This section focuses on the history of asynchronous JavaScript and the fundamental syntax of XMLHTTPRequest (AJAX). You will answer questions regarding the readyState property, basic status codes, and why the Fetch API was introduced as a modern alternative.

• Core Concepts: Here, we dive deep into the Fetch API syntax. You will be tested on making simple GET requests, understanding the Body mixin, and how to handle basic JSON responses.

• Intermediate Concepts: This module covers the configuration of request objects, including POST requests, setting custom headers, and the use of the mode and credentials properties.

• Advanced Concepts: Challenge yourself with complex topics such as the AbortController for cancelling requests, handling timeouts, the implementation of the finally() block, and chaining multiple asynchronous operations using async/await.

• Real-world Scenarios: These questions place you in the shoes of a developer. You will solve problems related to CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) errors, authentication tokens, and handling intermittent network failures.

• Mixed Revision / Final Test: A comprehensive cumulative exam that pulls from all previous sections. This timed environment is designed to test your retention and speed under pressure.

Basics / Foundations: This section focuses on the history of asynchronous JavaScript and the fundamental syntax of XMLHTTPRequest (AJAX). You will answer questions regarding the readyState property, basic status codes, and why the Fetch API was introduced as a modern alternative.

Core Concepts: Here, we dive deep into the Fetch API syntax. You will be tested on making simple GET requests, understanding the Body mixin, and how to handle basic JSON responses.

Intermediate Concepts: This module covers the configuration of request objects, including POST requests, setting custom headers, and the use of the mode and credentials properties.

Advanced Concepts: Challenge yourself with complex topics such as the AbortController for cancelling requests, handling timeouts, the implementation of the finally() block, and chaining multiple asynchronous operations using async/await.

Real-world Scenarios: These questions place you in the shoes of a developer. You will solve problems related to CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) errors, authentication tokens, and handling intermittent network failures.

Mixed Revision / Final Test: A comprehensive cumulative exam that pulls from all previous sections. This timed environment is designed to test your retention and speed under pressure.

Sample Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding the behavior of the fetch() promise when a server responds with a 404 or 500 HTTP status code?

The promise rejects immediately with a Network Error.

The promise resolves normally, but the ok property of the Response object will be false.

The promise stays in a pending state until a timeout occurs.

The promise throws a SyntaxError.

The fetch() method automatically retries the request.

Correct Answer: Option 2

Correct Answer Explanation: Unlike many older libraries, the native Fetch API promise only rejects if there is a network failure or if anything prevented the request from completing (like a DNS error). HTTP errors like 404 (Not Found) or 500 (Internal Server Error) are still successful "responses" from a network perspective. Therefore, the promise resolves, and you must check the response.ok or response.status property to handle these cases.

Wrong Answers Explanation:

• Option 1: Wrong because a 404 is a valid HTTP response from a server; rejection only happens on total network failure.

• Option 3: Wrong because the state changes to resolved as soon as the headers are received.

• Option 4: Wrong because a SyntaxError usually occurs during JSON parsing (e.g., response.json()), not during the initial fetch request.

• Option 5: Wrong because fetch() does not have built-in retry logic; this must be implemented manually by the developer.

Option 1: Wrong because a 404 is a valid HTTP response from a server; rejection only happens on total network failure.

Option 3: Wrong because the state changes to resolved as soon as the headers are received.

Option 4: Wrong because a SyntaxError usually occurs during JSON parsing (e.g., response.json()), not during the initial fetch request.

Option 5: Wrong because fetch() does not have built-in retry logic; this must be implemented manually by the developer.

Question 2

When using the Fetch API to send JSON data to a server via a POST request, which header is strictly necessary to ensure the server parses the body correctly?

Accept: text/html

Content-Length: 0

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: Bearer token

Connection: keep-alive

Correct Answer: Option 3

Correct Answer Explanation: The Content-Type header tells the server the media type of the actual data being sent. If you send a JSON string in the body but do not set Content-Type: application/json, many server-side frameworks will fail to parse the body, often resulting in an empty request object on the server.

Wrong Answers Explanation:

• Option 1: Wrong because Accept tells the server what the client wants back, not what it is currently sending.

• Option 2: Wrong because Content-Length is usually calculated automatically by the browser; setting it to 0 would indicate an empty body.

• Option 4: Wrong because while Authorization is important for security, it does not dictate how the body of the message is parsed.

• Option 5: Wrong because Connection is a hop-by-hop header that manages the network connection persistence, unrelated to data format.

Option 1: Wrong because Accept tells the server what the client wants back, not what it is currently sending.

Option 2: Wrong because Content-Length is usually calculated automatically by the browser; setting it to 0 would indicate an empty body.

Option 4: Wrong because while Authorization is important for security, it does not dictate how the body of the message is parsed.

Option 5: Wrong because Connection is a hop-by-hop header that manages the network connection persistence, unrelated to data format.

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You can retake the exams as many times as you want.

This is a huge original question bank.

You get support from instructors if you have questions.

Each question has a detailed explanation.

Mobile-compatible with the Udemy app.

30-days money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied.

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