FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Semi-structured data refers to data that is not captured or formatted in conventional ways. Semi-structured data does not follow the format of a tabular data model or relational databases because it does not have a fixed schema.

Detailed explanation-2: -A few examples of semi-structured data sources are emails, XML and other markup languages, binary executables, TCP/IP packets, zipped files, data integrated from different sources, and web pages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Semi-structured data can be stored in DBMS, which is specially created for it. Semi-structured data can be rendered by XML. XML allows the users to alter the attributes, tags, and elements and help store the data in hierarchical form. Another way of storing semi-structured data is through Object Exchange Model (OEM).

Detailed explanation-4: -XML. XML, other markup languages, email, and EDI are all forms of semi-structured data. OEM (Object Exchange Model) was created prior to XML as a means of self-describing a data structure.