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DP-900 · Question #227

You have data saved in the following format. Which format was used?

The correct answer is B. CSV. CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is a plain-text tabular format where each row represents a record and columns are delimited by commas, with no enforced schema or data types.

Submitted by eva_at· Mar 30, 2026Describe core data concepts

Question

You have data saved in the following format. Which format was used?

Options

  • AYAML
  • BCSV
  • CJSON
  • DHTML

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    89% (16)
  • C
    6% (1)

Why each option

CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is a plain-text tabular format where each row represents a record and columns are delimited by commas, with no enforced schema or data types.

AYAML

YAML uses indentation-based hierarchical key-value pairs and is typically used for configuration files, not tabular row-and-column data.

BCSVCorrect

CSV is a flat, text-based format that stores tabular data as rows of values separated by a delimiter (typically a comma). It is one of the most widely used formats for data exchange due to its simplicity and human readability, though it lacks built-in support for data types, nested structures, or compression.

CJSON

JSON uses curly-brace objects and square-bracket arrays to represent nested, hierarchical data structures, which is visually distinct from the flat row/column structure of CSV.

DHTML

HTML uses angle-bracket tags to mark up content for web browsers and is not a data serialization or tabular data format.

Concept tested: CSV data format characteristics and structure

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/relational-data/etl

Topics

#CSV#data formats#structured data#tabular data

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