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XML Technology AD7B36XML
Credits 6
Semesters Summer
Completion Assessment + Examination
Language of teaching Czech
Extent of teaching 14KP+6KC
Annotation
Overview of basic priciples, formats and tools for XML technology. The structure of XML, the schema defined in DTD or XML Schema language. Representation of XML data and documents, DOM and SAX. XPath and XQuery language. XML databases and their relationship to other database management systems.
Study targets
The aim of the course is to provide a general overview of the area of XML technologies such as XML schemas, query languages over XML data, languages for transformation of XML documents and persistence of XML data using relational/native databases.
Course outlines
1. Overview of basic principles, formats and tool for XML technology.
2. XML structure, expression of XML schema in the DTD language.
3. Data models of XML documents.
4. Representation of XML data and documents, DOM and SAX.
5. XML schema if XML Schema language.
6. Advanced elements of XML Schema language.
7. XPath language.
8. XSLT as a tool for XML document transformations.
9. Rules of XSLT.
10. Query language XQuery - an introduction.
11. Query language XQuery - the advanced techniques.
12. XML databases - an introduction.
13. XML databases and their relationships to other database management systems.
14. Reserved

Exercises outlines
Students practice technologies presented at the lectures by working on simpler tasks. They also individually work on their semestral thesis.
Literature
[1] Mlýnková,Nečaský,Pokorný,Richta,Toman,Toman: Technologie XML, Grada, 2008
[2] Mlýnková,Pokorný,Richta,Toman: Technologie XML, skripta UK, 2007
[3] http://www.w3.org
Requirements
http://www.ksi.mff.cuni.cz/~mlynkova/A7B36XML/
Necessary condition is to prepare semestral thesis on the given topic.
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