Question

what type of code (that you typed from speedcoder) is in the box below?

code snippet image

○ html
○ css
○ javascript
○ python

what is the term for an application programming interface (api) that is used to transfer xml and other text data between a web server and browser?

○ semantic web
○ folksonomy
○ mashup
○ xmlhttprequest

Explanation:

First Question (Code Type)

The code snippet has function definitions, for loops, and conditional (if - else) statements in a syntax typical of JavaScript (e.g., function keyword, let for variable declaration, object - method calls). HTML is for structuring web pages, CSS for styling, and Python has different syntax (e.g., no function keyword in this style, different variable declaration). So the code is JavaScript.

• Semantic Web is about adding meaning to web data, not data transfer API.
• Folksonomy is about user - generated categorization, not related to data transfer between server and browser.
• Mashup is combining multiple web services, not a data - transfer API.
• XMLHttpRequest (XHR) is an API used to transfer XML and other text data between a web server and browser.

Answer:

C. JavaScript

Second Question (API for Data Transfer)