Drag and drop each data encoding format on the left to its typical use case on the right.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Human-readable, commonly used in REST APIs
Verbose, supports schemas and namespaces
Human-friendly, often used for configuration files
Compact binary format for efficient serialization
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
JSON: Human-readable, commonly used in REST APIs
Correct pairings: JSON is human-readable and widely used in REST APIs; XML is verbose with schema support; YAML is human-friendly for configuration files; Protobuf is a compact binary format for high-performance RPC.
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