________ is a markup language that allows for tagging selected elements of the content of documents for their meanings and is used for transferring data. A. Internet B. Intranet C. HTML D. XBRL E. XML

XML is a short for Extensible Markup Language. It is a markup language like the Hypertext markup language (HTML) and are both used in the development of web applications. However while the HTML describes the content of the Web page that is the graphics, images and videos and how they are displayed, the XML handles the description of data and information formats, their storage and the transportation and sharing over the internet.

stigawithfun stigawithfun · Answer 2 · 2020-02-11T15:05:22+01:00

Answer:

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

Explanation:

The Internet, Intranet are not markup languages.

The HTML, XML and XBRL are the markup languages listed in the option.

HTML : HyperText Markup Language is a markup language that allows for tagging selected elements that are used to display contents on web browsers but are not used for transferring data from page to page on a website.

XML : eXtensible Markup Language is a markup language that is similar to HTML as it uses tags to display contents on the browser and additionally, can be used to transfer data between pages.

XBRL : eXtensible Business Reporting Language is a special form of XML used basically for financial reporting and not used for transferring data.