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Basic RSS MCQ

1.

Which of the following is the correct syntax for writing a comment in an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: <!-- This is an RSS comment -->

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2.

Analyze the code below:
1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
2. <rss version="2.0">
3. <channel>
4. <title>Home Page</title>
5. <link>http://www.expertrating.com</link>
6. <description>Free web building tutorials</description>
7. <copyright>Copyright</copyright>
8. <item>
9. <title>RSS Tutorial</title>
10. <link>http://www.expertrating.com/rss</link>
11. <description>New RSS tutorial</description>
12. </item>
13. </channel>
14. <channel>
15. <item>
16. <title>XML Tutorial</title>
17. <link>http://www.expertrating.com/xml</link>
18. <description>New XML tutorial</description>
19. </item>
20. </channel>
21.</rss>
What is the error in the above code?

Answer

Correct Answer: More than one <channel> element cannot exist in an RSS feed.

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3.

Which of the following elements defines the last-modified date of the content of a feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: <lastBuildDate>

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4.

The <channel> element of an RSS feed may contain each of the following optional elements only once. Which of the following elements is an exception to the above statement?

Answer

Correct Answer: <category>

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5.

Which of the following elements is used to add new features to an RSS feed without changing the core specifications?

Answer

Correct Answer: <modules>

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6.

For all elements defined in the RSS specification enclosing character data, the text should be interpreted as plain unformatted text. Which of the following child elements of the <item> element is the ONLY exception to the above statement?

Answer

Correct Answer: <description>

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7.

Which of the following child elements of the element are mandatory?

Answer

Correct Answer: The <image> element is not the sub element of <item>

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17.

Which of the following hexadecimal references must be used by a
publisher when encoding the ">" character in an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: &#x3E;

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18.

Which of the following is true about the <ttl> element of an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: It specifies the number of minutes an RSS feed can stay cached before refreshing it from the source.

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19.

The peer-to-peer protocol that supports RSS is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: BitTorrent

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20.

An enclosure element in an RSS feed is shown below:
<enclosure url="http://www.expertrating.com/media/3d.wmv"
length="78645" type="video/wmv" />
The length attribute specifies the length of the enclosed file in
_________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bytes

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21.

The mechanism of fetching a webpage and pulling out relevant parts
for an RSS feed is known as______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self Scraping

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22.

What is the meaning of the word 'Syndication' in RSS terminology?

Answer

Correct Answer: Sharing of content among different websites

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23.

What is the extension of an RSS feed when it is published on the web?

Answer

Correct Answer: .xml

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24.

Which of the following values must be assigned to the "rel" attribute
of an <atom:link> element to describe the original source of the entry
in an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: via

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25.

Which of the following hexadecimal references must be used by a
publisher when encoding the "<" character in an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: &#x3C;

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26.

Which of the following attributes is mandatory for an <atom:link>
element in an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: href

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27.

If a <guid> sub-element is included in an <item> element in your RSS
feed, which attribute must be set to "true" to consider guid as a url
that points to the full item described by the <item> element?

Answer

Correct Answer: isPermaLink

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28.

Which of the following child elements are mandatory in the element of an RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: <title>
<description>
<link>

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29. Which of the following does pNFS mean?

Answer

Correct Answer: Parallel Network File System

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30. What is the objective of web syndication formats such as RSS?

Answer

Correct Answer: The goal is to deliver web feeds that keep other sites informed about website updates.

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31. What does <url> link to?

Answer

Correct Answer: An image that represents the channel.

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32. What type of script is responsible for processing text input requests?

Answer

Correct Answer: CGI

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33. What element would people use to refer to your services?

Answer

Correct Answer: Title.

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34. Which of the following <channel> child element is used to define the e-mail address to the webmaster of the feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: webMaster

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35. How many required and optional sub-elements does <channel> contain?

Answer

Correct Answer: Three.

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36. Is PICS still current? If not, what has it been replaced with?

Answer

Correct Answer: No. The Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER).

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37. What is the purpose of the <source> sub-element?

Answer

Correct Answer: It is citing sources to give credit where it is due.

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38. In the following excerpt of a RSS document, what does the value to <ttl> signify : <channel>   <title>Test Home Page</title>   <link>http://www.myrssfeed.com</link>   <description>Sample RSS Feed</description>   <ttl>60</ttl>

Answer

Correct Answer: The feed can stay cached for 60 min before getting refreshed

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39. Which of the following child element allows a media-file to be included with an item?

Answer

Correct Answer: enclosure

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40. Which of the following <channel> child element is used to define the e-mail address to the editor of the content of the feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: managingEditor

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41. Which of the following <item> child element is used to specifies a third-party source for the item?

Answer

Correct Answer: source

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42. If you used the element, “enclosure”, what would you be attaching to the item?

Answer

Correct Answer: A media object.

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43. Which of the following <item> element is a REQUIRED element?

Answer

Correct Answer: link

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44. Which of the following is not a VALID <enclosure> attribute?

Answer

Correct Answer: description

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45. The <cloud> element allows processes to register with a cloud to be notified of updates to the channel. This implements what?

Answer

Correct Answer: A lightweight publish-subscribe protocol for RSS feeds.

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46. A text input box would need what element to show up in your RSS feed?

Answer

Correct Answer: textInput

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47. What element would you use to include the item synopsis?

Answer

Correct Answer: description

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48. Which of the following <item> child element is used to define a unique identifier for the item?

Answer

Correct Answer: guid

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