1. Which of the following data formats is typically used to display web pages?
- HTML
- XML
- JSON
- YAML
Explanation: Although aspects of other data formats might be embedded in a web page, HTML is the data format used to display web pages.
2. Which of the following describes a key/value pair?
- A key is a string and a value is a list
- A key/value pair is another name for an array.
- A key describes the data and the value is the data itself.
- A key/value pair is only used in JSON.
Explanation: The key is usually on the left side and it identifies or describes the data. The value on the right is the data itself and can be a character, string, number, list or another type of data.
3. TRUE or FALSE: White space in JSON format is significant and must be correctly formatted.
- True
- False
Explanation: The correct answer is False: In the JSON data format, white space is not significant. However, for readability JSON is often displayed in an indented format.
4. This data format is a minimalist format that is very easy to read and is considered a superset of another data format.
- HTML
- XML
- JSON
- YAML
Explanation: YAML is very easy to read and is considered a superset of JSON.
5. This data format is self-descriptive through the use of the data structure.
- HTML
- XML
- JSON
- YAML
Explanation: XML is self-descriptive. It encloses data within a related set of tags.