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77-948 XML An Introduction Second Edition

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XML: An Introduction (Second Edition)

Course specifications

Course number: 077948

Software version number: n/a

Course length: 1 day

Hardware/software required to run this course

 

Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT, or 2000

 

Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

 

A text editor

 

MSXML Parser 3.0 or higher

 

MS Tools for Validating XML

 

MS Tools for Viewing XSL Output

Course description

Overview:

 

XML: An Introduction (Second Edition) is a gentle introduction to XML. It is designed for

both technical and non-technical students. All of the central XML technologies are covered,

including XSLT, XML DOM, XML Linking, DTDs, and XML Schema. In addition to

XML-specific technologies, other Web-centric technologies are also discussed.

Prerequisites:

 

HTML 4.01: Level 1

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured mindson

and hands-on activities.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should understand Internet basics and level 1 HTML

skills.

What's next: Students who want to learn more about XML can take

 

XML: DTD Design, XML: Schema

Design, XML: DOM (Document Object Model 1.0)

 

, or XML: XSL Transformations, Level 1.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to

evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

Identify the benefits of using XML.

 

Write well-formed XML using XML syntax such as elements, attributes, comments, and

processing instructions.

 

Write valid XML with DTDs.

 

Write valid XML with Schema.

 

Use DOM and SAX effectively.

 

Display XML in Internet Explorer using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

 

Transform XML using XSLT.

 

Use XML namespaces and create links using the HTML namespace.

 

Identify the functions and benefits of the XML linking specifications.

Course content

Lesson 1: The Past, Present, and Future of XML

The Limitation of SGML

XML:The Best of All Worlds

Lesson 2: Creating Well-formed XML Documents

XML Document Markup

Creating XML: Elements, Attributes, and Entities

Creating an XML Markup Language: Processing Instructions, Character Data, and Comments

XMLand HTML

Lesson 3: Valid XML With DTDs

Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD)

Creating a DTD

Lesson 4: Valid XML With Schema

Schema Specification

Defining Elements

Defining Attributes

XML Schema Data Types

Lesson 5: XML DOM and SAX

XML APIs

SAX

Lesson 6:Displaying XML Documents Using CSS

Style Sheets

Cascading Style Sheets

Lesson 7:Transforming XML With XSLT

XSLT

Using XSLT To Order Your Output

Lesson 8: XML Namespaces

Introduction to Namespaces

Linking Using HTML Namespaces

Lesson 9: XLink and XPointer

XLink and XPointer

Appendix A: Components of an XML Document

 

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