DOM (Document Object Model) is a standard interface that allows programmers to dynamically access HTML and XML.

• A. API
• B. Schema
• C. Parser
• D. DOM

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is that the Document Object Model is the standard interface used to work with documents in code. The DOM defines a tree-like representation of a web page or XML document and provides a set of methods and properties that allow programs to read, traverse, and modify the document structure, content, and even styling while it’s running. That makes it the precise description of a standard interface for dynamic access to HTML and XML.

Other terms don’t fit as well. An API is a broad concept that could refer to many interfaces, but the statement points to the specific interface for documents, which is the DOM. A schema specifies the allowed structure of a document, not how to interact with it programmatically. A parser converts text into a data structure, rather than providing runtime access to modify the document.