Multiple choice technology web technology

SOAP makes object access simple by allowing applications to invoke object methods or functions, residing on ------------------

  1. local servers

  2. remote servers

  3. many local servers

  4. none
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Explanation

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) enables applications to invoke methods on objects located on remote servers over a network. It uses XML for message formatting and typically works over HTTP or SMTP. This allows distributed systems to communicate regardless of platform or programming language.

AI explanation

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is designed to let applications call methods or functions on objects hosted on remote servers over standard protocols like HTTP, which is the whole point of a web-service based RPC mechanism. It wouldn't need a network protocol like SOAP to invoke something already running locally.

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