Gender: eleaning | 459 MB

In this course you will learn the history of Web technologies and the role that XML plays therein. You will gain an understanding of character encoding. You will also learn how to create and manipulate XML documents and implement known content strategies as well as design considerations. You will explore critical extensions to XML as well as be introduced to cutting edge applications that are utilizing XML technologies.
Understand the history of markup languages, qualifying the creation of XML.
Realize the Impact of XML on Web technology.
Discover new ways to use XML in your applications, with an understanding of its structure, uses, and idiosyncrasies.
Create both well-formed and optionally valid XML that complies with the XML standard and the requirements of your application.
Program XML to navigate the hierarchy of data to extract and update data in any Windows development environment, including Web applications.
Understand how to use XML with different components in a distributed application.
Be prepared to use XHTML, which is the new claimant to the HTML throne of the standard on which the Web is based.
HTML and XML - structuring information for the future
Namespaces, XInclude, and XML Base - common extensions to the XML specification
DTD, XML Schema, and DSD - defining language syntax with schemas
XLink, XPointer, and XPath - linking and addressing
XSL and XSLT - stylesheets and document transformation
XQuery - document querying
DOM, SAX, and JDOM - programming for XML
W3C - some background on the World Wide Web Consortium