os.platform and os.arch in Node.js - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to import the 'os' module in Node.js.

Node.js

const os = require([1]);

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A'fs'

B'os'

C'http'

D'path'

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Common Mistakes

Using the wrong module name like 'fs' or 'http'.

Forgetting to put quotes around the module name.

The 'os' module provides operating system-related utility methods and properties. To use it, you must import it with require('os').

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medium

Complete the code to get the current platform using the 'os' module.

Node.js

const platform = os.[1]();

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Aplatform

Barch

Ctype

Drelease

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Common Mistakes

Using os.arch() instead of os.platform() here.

Using os.type() which returns a different string.

The method os.platform() returns a string identifying the operating system platform.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to get the CPU architecture.

Node.js

const architecture = os.[1]();

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Aarch

Barchitecture

Ccpu

Dplatform

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Common Mistakes

Using os.platform() instead of os.arch().

Using a non-existent method like os.cpu().

The correct method to get CPU architecture is os.arch().

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hard

Fill both blanks to create an object with platform and architecture info.

Node.js

const systemInfo = { platform: os.[1](), arch: os.[2]() };

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Aplatform

Barch

Ctype

Drelease

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up platform and arch methods.

Using os.type() or os.release() which give different info.

Use os.platform() for platform and os.arch() for architecture to get system info.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to log platform and architecture with a message.

Node.js

console.log(`Running on $[1] platform with $[2] architecture.`); // Output: Running on [3] platform with x64 architecture

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Aos.platform()

Bos.arch()

Clinux

Dwindows

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Common Mistakes

Putting method calls outside the template string.

Using incorrect platform names in the output.

Use os.platform() and os.arch() inside the template string. The example output shows 'linux' as platform.