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17 Questions | By Toneeraj | Last updated: Jan 7, 2013 | Total Attempts: 487

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This is the quiz on XML technology that covers the following topicsIntroduction to XML. Need for XML. XML syntax: Rules of XML language.

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1.

A. XML provides a platform-neutral, language-independent means of describing data.B. XML provides a language-neutral, platform-independent means of describing data.C.XML provides a neutral platform-independent means of describing data.
- A.
  
  B is correct
- B.
  
  C is correct
- C.
  
  At least one from A and B is correct
- D.
  
  All are correct
- E.
  
  None is correct
2.

This question is about the history of XML. Choose all those apply.
- A.
  
  Developed in 1996 by W3C
- B.
  
  A subset of and based upon SGML
- C.
  
  Designed to be both machine readable and human readable.
- D.
  
  Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing.
3.

Here are few statements about XML, choose all that apply
- A.
  
  XML is about the description of data
- B.
  
  XML provides some pre-defined tags.
- C.
  
  You can have your own tags in XML
- D.
  
  Using XML, we can create our own markup language
- E.
  
  At least one of the above four options is wrong
4.

Refer the below XML, and choose all that apply
- A.
  
  This is not a well formed XML
- B.
  
  This will become well formed XML if we correct the 'details' tag.
- C.
  
  'name' has three child elements
- D.
  
  This is a well formed XML but it may not be a valid XML
- E.
  
  At least two options are correct
5.

Choose all that apply to a Valid XML
- A.
  
  Well-formed
- B.
  
  Complies with syntax
- C.
  
  Validation rules can be defined either in DTD or XML Schema
- D.
  
  A & B is correct
- E.
  
  B, C & D are correct
6.

Which of the following is not an application of XML
- A.
  
  Publishing
- B.
  
  Business Document Exchange
- C.
  
  RSS / Atom
- D.
  
  All of these
- E.
  
  None of these
7.

This question is about XML syntax. Select what is applicable.
- A.
  
  Unlike HTML, both start and end tags are required.
- B.
  
  The content of an element is delimited by special markups known as start tag and end tag.
- C.
  
  Names in XML must start with either a letter or a digit or the underscore character (“_”).
- D.
  
  Spaces are allowed in names.
- E.
  
  Unlike HTML, names are case sensitive in XML.
8.

XML Attributes - Will the XML processor reject the following:
- A.
  
  No
- B.
  
  Yes
- C.
  
  It will accept if the value of the attribute is enclosed in double quotation marks.
- D.
  
  It will accept if the value of the attribute is enclosed in single quotation marks.
- E.
  
  None of these
9.

Select the 'True' statements about the XML attributes
- A.
  
  Attribute names without values not allowed.
- B.
  
  Attribute names without delimiters not allowed
- C.
  
  Only one instance of an attribute tag is allowed within a given tag.
- D.
  
  All of these
- E.
  
  None of these
10.

Refer the following two xml elements and select all those options that are correct
- A.
  
  Both are identical
- B.
  
  An empty element tag cannot have attributes.
- C.
  
  Elements that have no content are known as empty elements
- D.
  
  None of these
11.

Refer the below statements about nesting of elements in XML 1. Element content is not limited to text; elements can contain other elements that in turn can contain text or elements and so on.2. The below nesting is illegal in XML3. An XML document is a tree of elements. There is no limit to the depth of the tree, and elements can repeat.
- A.
  
  1 & 3 are correct
- B.
  
  2 & 3 are correct
- C.
  
  1,2 & 3 are correct
- D.
  
  None are correct
12.

Following example is legal or illegal?
- A.
  
  Legal
- B.
  
  Illegal
- C.
  
  Not sure
13.

Select what is true about XML declaration
- A.
  
  The XML declaration is the first line of the document.
- B.
  
  The declaration also lists the version of XML used in the document.
- C.
  
  The XML declaration is optional.
- D.
  
  If the declaration is included however, it must start on the first character of the first line of the document.
- E.
  
  The XML recommendation suggests you include the declaration in every XML document.
14.

This question is about XML encoding. Select all the correct ones
- A.
  
  Characters in XML documents follow the Unicode standard.
- B.
  
  XML uses the 16 bit Unicode character set.
- C.
  
  XML processor must recognize the UTF-8 and UTF-16 encodings.
- D.
  
  Documents that use encoding other than UTF-8 or UTF-16 must start with an XML declaration.
- E.
  
  All of these
15.

This question is about entities in XML. Select what is applicable.
- A.
  
  Entities are inserted in the document through entity references (the name of the entity between an ampersand character and a semicolon).
- B.
  
  For the application, the entity reference is replaced by the content of the entity.
- C.
  
  Either A or B is wrong
- D.
  
  XML predefines entities for the characters used in markup (angle brackets, quotes, and so on). The entities are used to escape the characters from element or attribute content.
16.

Refer the below statements about XML processing instructions.
- A.
  
  1 & 2 are correct
- B.
  
  1 & 3 are correct
- C.
  
  2, 3 and 4 are correct
- D.
  
  All are correct
- E.
  
  Only 2 is correct
17.

Refer the below statements about CDATA Sections
- A.
  
  A & C is correct
- B.
  
  A, C & E is correct
- C.
  
  A, D & E is correct
- D.
  
  B & E is correct
- E.
  
  A, C & D is correct