XML Overview

Course Number:  529-JK
Recommended Duration:  1 day

Intended Audience
Managers, Developers, and other persons who need to understand what XML is and how it is used.

Course Overview
Managers and developers are introduced to XML concepts and facilities.

Objectives
This course shows participants how XML may be used to improve web applications.  Students will learn how XML will impact web design and provide a clear understanding of how XML may be used to enhance web pages.

Prerequisites
General information systems background is sufficient. Understanding of the web environment is useful but not required. HTML experience is very useful, but not required.

Topics

• XML concepts, what it is and what it is not

• XML vocabulary

• Structures

• Document Type Definitions (DTDs)

• XML Schemas

• XML and Style sheets

• CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

• XSL (eXtensible Style Language) and XSLT (XSL Transformations)

• Client-side transformations

• Server-side transformations

• Server-side transformations

• XML-aware applications, databases, and servers

• Introduction to Web services, SOAP, and SAX