Basics of XML language

Question 1

Can I use the the following element?March

Answer 1

Incorrect, this will throw an Error in the Parser. Elements should not begin with a number.

Question 1

What are wrapped around the element key word?

Answer 1

Angled brackets <element_name>

Question 2

What is the Character Entity Reference for a > less greater than symbol?

Answer 2

> is coded as >

Question 3

How do you comment out a piece of data if required or if you needed to temporarily didn’t want the data to be read by the parser

Answer 3

<!-- <name>James</name> -->

<!-- above I've just commented out a element -->

Question 4

XML stands for?

Answer 4

eXtensible Markup Language

Question 4

what ELEMENT is there only one of within XML document?

Answer 4

the ROOT element

Question 4

If I had the following tag Large Earthquake in Japan

Answer 4

No, because element tags are case sensitive. … is BAD, will return a ERROR! … is GOOD,acceptable! … is GOOD, acceptable! … is OK! but not conventionally used

Question 5

is this a valid element name/title… Dog …?

Answer 5

Yes, this is valid but not really convential used.

Question 6

can XML elements have attributes

Answer 6

Yes, attributes give additional date ablout the XML element e.g. Running

Question 7

What have to be inside quotation marks?

Answer 7

Attributes must be with quotes

Question 9

What is the Character Entity Reference for a < less greater than symbol?

Answer 9

< represents the less than symbol <

Answer 10

No start tag is incorrect should <!-- </p>-->

Question 11

What does it mean to have a “well-formed” XML document

Answer 11

Empty tags that do not contain any contant or data in them should be closed with /> instead of the using e.g use

Question 13

Does the XML need a declaration?

Answer 13

Yes but sometime the browser will a default

Question 14

What are attributes? Give an example

Answer 14

Attributes are additional info about element. James Murphy

Question 15

Is the XML declaration required or optional

Answer 15

the declaration is optional and is usually at the top of the XML document

Question 16

What is the Character Entity Reference for a “ quotation mark symbol?

Answer 16

“quatation marks” are coded as "

Question 18

What does XML do? Hint SOT

Answer 18

XMLorganizes, sorts, transports data

Question 19

What are “Character Entity Reference” give an example?

Answer 19

& is coded as…. &

Question 20

Do XML documents have a single root element?

Answer 20

Yes and only one.

Question 21

What is the Character Entity Reference for a ‘ apostrophe symbol?

Answer 21

’ is represented as '