The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) uses XML to define a protocol for the exchange of information in DISTRIBUTED computing environments. SOAP consists of three components: an envelope, a set of encoding rules, and a convention for representing REMOTE procedure calls. Unless experience with SOAP is a direct REQUIREMENT for the open position, knowing the specifics of the protocol, or how it can be used in conjunction with HTTP, is not as important as identifying it as a natural APPLICATION of XML

The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) uses XML to define a protocol for the exchange of information in distributed computing environments. SOAP consists of three components: an envelope, a set of encoding rules, and a convention for representing remote procedure calls. Unless experience with SOAP is a direct requirement for the open position, knowing the specifics of the protocol, or how it can be used in conjunction with HTTP, is not as important as identifying it as a natural application of XML