Introduction to XML

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Topics Include
6. Duration
7. Minimum Requirements
8. Media

Description

This course is a fully interactive online course that will provide the applications knowledge of XML. Some of the topics covered in this course include an overview of XML including its origin, history and the basic fundamentals of the XML language and syntax. There is also a lesson dedicated to the structure of an XML document and the importance of namespaces associated with XML.

Audience

XML developers, IT managers, and web application developers

Prerequisites

None

Topics Include

XML Overview

• What is XML
• XML vs. HTML
• Structure vs. Format

The XML Basics

• Into to DTDs
• XML Guidelines
• Parts of an XML Document
• XML Declaration
• Processing Instructions

Into the Root

• Elements
• Attributes
• Naming Rules
• Entities
• Comments
• CDATA

Namespaces

• Namespace Syntax
• Declaring Namespaces
• Attributes and Namespaces
• Un-scoping Elements

Duration

10 hrs

Minimum Requirements

486DX/66 MHz or higher processor, Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT 4.0. If running a version of Windows NT, must be running Windows NT Service Pack 3 or higher. For Windows 95/98: 16 MB of RAM min.; Windows NT: 32 MB of RAM min. Notepad or basic text editor required.

Media

Web Based Training

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