what is a node

npm install http then write a webserver...
const http = require('http');
const PORT = 3000;

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.statusCode = 200;
  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
  res.end('Hello World');
});

server.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at PORT:${port}/`);
});

Is a child of EventTarget
Node = DOM objects =  Attr, CharacterData (which Text, Comment, and CDATASection are all based on), ProcessingInstruction, DocumentType, Notation, Entity, and EntityReference.
function isNode(o){
  return (
    typeof Node === "object" ? o instanceof Node : 
    o && typeof o === "object" && typeof o.nodeType === "number" && typeof o.nodeName==="string"
  );
}