DA0-002 · Question #86
Which of the following best describes the semi-structured data that is gathered when web scraping?
The correct answer is A. JSON. Web scraping often extracts data that fits into semi-structured formats, balancing flexibility with some organizational structure.
Question
Which of the following best describes the semi-structured data that is gathered when web scraping?
Options
- AJSON
- BCSV
- CCSS
- DHTML
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A90% (28)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
Why each option
Web scraping often extracts data that fits into semi-structured formats, balancing flexibility with some organizational structure.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format often used for representing semi-structured data obtained through web scraping due to its human-readable and easily parseable structure.
CSV (Comma Separated Values) is a fully structured data format, consisting of rows and columns, which is less flexible than what is typically described as semi-structured data from web scraping.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in HTML, not a data format for scraped content.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser, and while it's the source for scraping, the extracted data is typically formatted into something like JSON, not HTML itself.
Concept tested: Data formats-semi-structured data
Source: https://www.json.org/json-en.html
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