Multiple choice technology web technology

I want to transfer any information over the network from one system to other system. Considering the plaform independence WHICH serialization technique should I choose

  1. Binary

  2. XML

  3. Soap

  4. None of the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

XML serialization is platform-independent because XML is a text-based format that can be read and written by systems running different operating systems and programming languages. Binary serialization produces platform-specific byte code, while SOAP is XML-based but carries protocol overhead. XML provides the best balance of interoperability and simplicity for cross-platform data transfer.