XML Language Basics


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number



Overview/Description
To provide an overview of XML, discuss XML structures, and discuss DTDs and XML schemas

Target Audience
Technology managers, including LAN managers, webmasters, web authors, system integrators, and Internet service providers; strategic IT planners who want to use or integrate Extensible Markup Language (XML) into new or existing environments; database administrators

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of the Internet, computers, and computing terms; experience with web-page development, HTML, and JavaScript

Expected Duration (hours)
4.0

Lesson Objectives

XML Language Basics

  • provide an overview of XML and discuss its main uses.
  • provide an overview of the different markup languages, particularly HTML and RTF.
  • explain the basic design goals and purpose of XML.
  • explain the differences between XML, SGML, and HTML.
  • describe how XML is supported in the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers.
  • explain the logical structure of XML documents.
  • describe how to create well-formed and valid XML documents.
  • describe the physical structure of XML documents.
  • describe the components of document type definitions (DTDs) and the rules used to create them.
  • create a document type definition (DTD).
  • use XML schemas and external document type definitions (DTDs).
  • Course Number:
    70151_eng