Describe the differences between XML and HTML

Answer 1

SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol.

SOAP is a simple XML based protocol to let applications
exchange information over HTTP.

Or more simply: SOAP is a protocol for accessing a Web Service.

SOAP:
is a communication protocol
is for communication between applications
is a format for sending messages
is designed to communicate via Internet
is platform independent
is language independent
is based on XML
is simple and extensible

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Answer 2

It's amazing how many developers claim to be proficient programming with XML, yet do not understand the basic differences between XML and HTML. Anyone with a fundamental grasp of XML should be able describe some of the main differences outlined in the table below.

Differences Between XML and HTML

1. User definable tags. Defined set of tags designed for web display
2. Content driven. Format driven
3. End tags required for well formed documents. End tags not required
4. Quotes required around attributes values. Quotes not required
5. Slash required in empty tags. Slash not required