Creating Xml Doc

Question 1

What is an element?

Answer 1

Describes or contains a piece of information

Form the basis of XML docs

Consists of 1)opening tag and 2) closing tag

Always appear as opening tag - optional data - closing tag

Question 2

Examples of XML tags

Answer 2

Rare there is no data in between

The following shows how one elements can contain additional elements

Question 3

Pet or friend

Answer 3

Elements

Answer 4

Tag

Question 5

Empty tag

Answer 5

Element that doesn’t contain any content within its opening and closing tags

Abbreviated:
Ex. Empty tags =

Question 6

The space in is necessary.

Answer 6

False. It is a standard style among XML developers

Question 7

You can attach attributed to empty elements

Answer 7

True.

Question 8

What is an attribute?

Answer 8

Small piece of info that appear within an elements opening tag

Consists of attribute name and corresponding attribute value which is separated by =

Question 9

What is the value of an attribute?

Answer 9

Appears to the right of the =

Must appear within quotes

 "Nick" is value

Question 10

XML structures HTML in which you MUST use “” with attributes

Answer 10

TRUE!!!!

Question 11

You can use several different attributes with a single element.

Answer 11

True.

Ex.

Question 12

What is a nonempty element?

Answer 12

Element that contains content within the opening and closing tags
Can be text or additional elements

Question 13

What is a nested element?

Answer 13

Element(s) that is contained without another element(s)

Question 14

“Apartment building “ example for nesting elements

1. Apartment building
2. individual apartment within the building
3. Individual rooms within individual apartments
4. Furniture within individual rooms
5. Belongings stored within furniture

Answer 15

Belonging elements are empty elements ( abbreviated with empty tag /> )

They are not required to house any additional info
Meaning you can describe the belonging elements solely through attributes

Non empty elements (room, furniture, apartment, apartmentbldg) often contain text content which appears between opening and closing tags

Question 16

How would you make the belonging element nonempty in the apartment building example ?

Answer 16

//opening tag
//opening tag
Dear Michael,
I am pleased to announce you have won our
sweepstakes. If you would purchase 5 or more
magazine subscriptions you may win money.
//closing tag
//closing tag

Question 17

What are the five commandments of XML?

Answer 17

1. tag names are case sensitive
2. Every opening tag must have corresponding closing tag - unless it is abbreviated as an empty tag />
3. A nested tag pair cannot overlap another tag
4. Attribute values must appears within quotes
5. Every document must have a root element

Question 18

are all the same.

Answer 18

FALSE. XML is case sensitive

Question 19

What are the three fundamental building blocks XML relies on?

Answer 19

Elements
Attributes
Values