Question: Is the file an XML document?
Answer: No, it is simply a text file.
No, it is simply a series of bits.
Is it a series of bits?
No, it is simply a set of adjacent electrical or magnetic domains.
=======
Do [mechanical] cash registers really compute?
No, they only grind their gears.
Do they really grind their gears?
No, they only obey the laws of physics.
=======
Is Roger Costello really a human being?
Why, no. He is only a collection of chemicals worth about US $17.18.