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interview_answers.md

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 1. Explain what a token is used for.
 
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 2. What steps can you take in your web apps to keep your data secure?
 
 3. Describe how web servers work.
 
 4. Which HTTP methods can be mapped to the CRUD acronym that we use when interfacing with APIs/Servers.
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+An authentication token is used to tell servers who users are. Its a part of the process of showing you are who you say you are.
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+2. What steps can you take in your web apps to keep your data secure?
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+There are a few steps we can take. One is creating protected routes for certain states of our application. In order to access these areas we can utilize authorization tokens. axiosWithAuth creates a sortof gate for our HTTP methods and will forbid any unauthorized users to manipulate or view data in places they arent allowed.
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+3. Describe how web servers work.
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+A web server is a computer that stores code for a website, or a program that runs on this computer. These servers share code across the world at all times. When we load a site, its served to us by these servers, upon user request.
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+4. Which HTTP methods can be mapped to the CRUD acronym that we use when interfacing with APIs/Servers.
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+POST, GET, PUT, DELETE Create, Read, Update, Delete
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