What is JSON — CCA-F Exam Prep

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A person filling out an online form on their laptop. Fields visible: Name, Email, Phone Number. Their finger is hovering over the Submit button. Next to the laptop, a thought bubble shows the same data in JSON format with curly braces. Clean, warm illustration.

You've been writing JSON your whole life.

You fill out a form online. Name: Danny. Email: danny@email.com. Phone: 555-0123.

You click submit. Your browser takes that form and converts it into something like this:

That's JSON. Labels and values. Curly braces. Quotes. You've been generating it every time you submit a form.