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JavaScript vs XML

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Total cards: 7•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What can data objects be formatted as?

Back (Answer)

• XML • JSON

#2
Front (Question)

What is XML?

Back (Answer)

XML (extensible markup language) is a markup language based on tags, similar to HTML; it is used to transport data around a network and also for data storage.

#3
Front (Question)

What is JSON?

Back (Answer)

JSON (JavaScript object notation) is a text-based, human-readable data format that is used to transmit data around a network.

#4
Front (Question)

Which is better in term of human readability?

Back (Answer)

Human readability – easier to read in JSON as it is written as a list of objects and their values, whereas XML data is more cluttered as it is contained within markup tags

#5
Front (Question)

Which is better in term of parsing?

Back (Answer)

Parsing – faster to parse in JSON as it is clearly defined as a list objects and their values, whereas in XML each object and its value have to be removed from their tags

#6
Front (Question)

Which is better in term of code creation?

Back (Answer)

Code creation – JSON creates less code for a given data set than XML, and the coding is easier to create as the JSON syntax is simpler than

#7
Front (Question)

Which is better in term of data types?

Back (Answer)

Data types – XML can be used to create any data type required where this data structured into an easy-to-read format, whereas JSON may have too limited a range of data for all applications