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 minds-on 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.

XML: An Introduction (Second Edition)

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.

XML: An Introduction (Second Edition)

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