Course Summary

XML Foundations [./]
Fall 2013 — INFO 242 (CCN 41613)

Erik WildeUC Berkeley School of Information, UC Berkeley School of Information
2013-12-11

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Contents E. Wilde: Course Summary

Contents

2Abstract
3Course Topics
4Exam Format

E. Wilde: Course Summary

(2) Abstract

Q&A with a short discussion of the course topics, followed by questions about topics, standards, technologies, and exam issues.

E. Wilde: Course Summary

(3) Course Topics

XML Basics how to use them [XML Basics]
Describing classes of XML documents [Document Type Definition (DTD)]
Combining different vocabularies of XML documents [XML Namespaces]
Selecting parts of an XML document [XML Path Language (XPath)]
Transforming XML into something else (or XML again) [XML Transformations (XSLT) – Part I]
A more complicated way to describe classes of XML documents [XML Schema (XSD) – Part I]
Alternative ways of describing classes of XML documents [RELAX NG]
Querying XML with a dedicated query language [XML Query (XQuery) – Part I]
Managing XML in a dedicated XML database [Setting Up xDB]

E. Wilde: Course Summary

(4) Exam Format

Do not waste time and energy memorizing data
What matters is understanding and connecting concepts
You may be asked to comment on certain designs
You may be asked to propose certain designs
Which technology to choose for a certain problem?
The goal is to know what XML is and isn't good/useful for

2013-12-11 XML Foundations [./]
Fall 2013 — INFO 242 (CCN 41613)