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  1. In JavaScript, async/await is built directly on top of Promises — they are not separate mechanisms. An async function always returns a Promise, and the await keyword pauses execution until that Promise is settled (fulfilled or rejected) .

    How Promises Work A Promise represents the eventual result of an asynchronous operation. It can be in one of three states: pending, fulfilled, or rejected. You interact with it using .then() for success and .catch() for errors:

    const myPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    setTimeout(() => resolve("Done!"), 1000);
    });

    myPromise
    .then(result => console.log(result))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));
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    How Async/Await Relates async/await is syntactic sugar for working with Promises, making asynchronous code look synchronous:

    async function runTask() {
    try {
    const result = await myPromise; // waits for Promise to resolve
    console.log(result);
    } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    }
    }
    runTask();
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    Here:

    • async makes the function return a Promise automatically.

    • await pauses execution until the Promise resolves or rejects.

    • Errors are caught with try/catch instead of .catch().

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