XML and Web Services Unleashed

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Subject : XML and Web Services Unleashed

Part I Essentials of XML
Chapter 1 XML in Context
1. XML in Context - Answer (click here)
2. XML: A Brief Glimpse - Answer (click here)
3. Essentials of XML: How We Got Here - Answer (click here)
4. The Beginnings of XML - Answer (click here)
5. The Promise of XML - Answer (click here)
6. Where Is XML Heading? - Answer (click here)

Chapter 2 The Fundamentals of XML

1. The Fundamentals of XML - Answer (click here)
2. Introduction to XML Syntax - Answer (click here)
3. XML Document Structure - Answer (click here)
4. XML Content Models - Answer (click here)
5. Rules of XML Structure - Answer (click here)
6. Well-Formed and Valid Documents - Answer (click here)
7. Linking XML Documents Together - Answer (click here)
8. Namespaces in XML - Answer (click here)
9. Applying Style to XML - Answer (click here)
10. Basics of Reading and Processing XML - Answer (click here)
11. International Language Support in XML - Answer (click here)

Chapter 3 Validating XML with the Document Type Definition

DTD
1. Validating XML with the Document Type Definition (DTD) - Answer
(click here)
2. Document Type Definitions - Answer (click here)
 3. Some Simple DTD Examples - Answer (click here)
4. Structure of a Document Type Definition and Declaration - Answer (click
here)
5. DTD Attributes and its Types - Answer (click here)
6. DTD Entities - Answer (click here)
7. More DTD Directives - Answer (click here)
8. DTD Drawbacks and Alternatives - Answer (click here)

Chapter 4 Creating XML Schemas

1. Creating XML Schemas - Answer (click here)
2. Introduction to the W3C XML Schema Recommendation - Answer (click
here)
3. Creating XML Schemas - Answer (click here)

Chapter 5 The X Files XPath XPointer and XLink

1. The X-Files: XPath, XPointer, and XLink - Answer (click here)
2. XPath: Operators, Special Characters and Syntax - Answer (click here)
3. XPointer: Points, Ranges, Notation - Answer (click here)
4. XLink: Simple and Extended Links - Answer (click here)

Chapter 6 Defining XML Using Alternate Schema Representations

1. Defining XML Using Alternate Schema Representations - Answer (click
here)
2. A Brief Review of XML Schemas - Answer (click here)
3. A Brief Review of XML Schemas - Answer (click here)
4. Dead Formats: XDR, DSD, and DCD - Answer (click here)
5. Schema for Object-Oriented XML (SOX) - Answer (click here)
6. RELAX NG Schema - Answer (click here)
7. Schematron - Answer (click here)

Part II Building XML

Chapter 7 Parsing XML Using Document Object Model
1. Parsing XML Using Document Object Model(DOM) - Answer (click here)
2. What is DOM, Anyway? - Answer (click here)
3. What DOM is Not - Answer (click here)
4. Why Do I Need DOM? - Answer (click here)
5. Disadvantages of Using DOM - Answer (click here)
 6. DOM Levels - Answer (click here)
7. DOM Core - Answer (click here)
8. DOM Traversal and Range - Answer (click here)
9. DOM Implementations: JDOM, NanoXML, TinyXML, kXML - Answer
(click here)
10. Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) - Answer (click here)

Chapter 8 Parsing XML Using SAX

1. Parsing XML Using SAX - Answer (click here)
2. What Is SAX, Anyway? - Answer (click here)
3. What SAX Is Not - Answer (click here)
4. Why Do I Need SAX? - Answer (click here)
5. SAX vs. DOM - Answer (click here)
6. Disadvantages of SAX - Answer (click here)
7. SAX Versions - Answer (click here)
8. SAX Basics : Packages, Implementations - Answer (click here)
9. Working with SAX - Answer (click here)

Chapter 9 Transforming XML with XSL

1. Transforming XML with XSL - Answer (click here)
2. XSL Technologies - Answer (click here)
3. XSLT for Document Publishing - Answer (click here)
4. Getting Started with XSLT - Answer (click here)
5. The Missing Piece: The XSLT Processor - Answer (click here)
6. Advanced Features of XSLT - Answer (click here)
7. XSL for Business-to-Business (B2B) Communication - Answer (click here)
8. XSL Formatting Objects - Answer (click here)
9. Web Application Integration: Java Servlets, XSLT, and XSL-FO -
Answer (click here)

Chapter 10 Integrating XML with Databases

1. Integrating XML with Databases - Answer (click here)
2. XML Database Solutions - Answer (click here)
3. Modeling Databases in XML - Answer (click here)

Chapter 11 Formatting XML for the Web

1. Formatting XML for the Web - Answer (click here)
2. A Brief History of DSSSL - Answer (click here)
 3. A Brief History of CSS - Answer (click here)
4. XML Presentation Using CSS - Answer (click here)
5. An Overview of XHTML - XHTML 1.0: The Transition - Answer (click
here)
6. An Overview of XHTML - XHTML 1.1: Modularization - Answer (click
here)
7. Coca Cabana Technology Shop Case Study: Building a Web Site for the
Future - Answer (click here)
8. An Overview of XForms - Answer (click here)

Chapter 12 Interactive Graphical Visualizations with SVG

1. Interactive Graphical Visualizations with SVG - Answer (click here)
2. Vector Graphics to Complement Bitmap Graphics - Answer (click here)
3. SVG: An XML Standard for Vector Graphics - Answer (click here)
4. Creating an Interactive Graphical Visualization - Answer (click here)
5. Defining the Content DTD - Answer (click here)
6. Creating the XML Content - Answer (click here)
7. Creating an SVG Content Presentation Prototype - Answer (click here)
8. SVG with Style Using CSS - Answer (click here)
9. Defining the XSL to Transform XML Content to SVG Presentation -
Answer (click here)
10. Powering Web Pages with SVG - Answer (click here)
11. SVG-To-Go with XSL-FO - Answer (click here)
12. SVG Structure and Elements - Answer (click here)
13. XML Development Primer - Answer (click here)
14. The Future of SVG - Answer (click here)

Chapter 13 XML and Content Management

1. XML and Content Management - Answer (click here)
2. What Is Web Content Management? - Answer (click here)
3. What are the Components of a Content-Management Workflow? -
Answer (click here)
4. The Role of XML in Web Content Management - Answer (click here)
5. WebDAV Document Creation - Answer (click here)
6. How to Design the XML Content Environment - Answer (click here)
7. The Role of Metadata (RDF and PRISM) in Web Content Management -
Answer (click here)
8. Web Content Syndication with RSS and ICE - Answer (click here)
9. RSS Content Syndication - Answer (click here)
10. Content Syndication Using ICE - Answer (click here)
 11. Selecting a Content-Management Solution - Answer (click here)

Chapter 14 Architecting Web Services

1. Architecting Web Services - Answer (click here)
2. What Are Web Services? - Answer (click here)
3. Business Motivations for Web Services - Answer (click here)
4. Technical Motivations for Web Services - Answer (click here)
5. The Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Answer (click here)
6. Architecting Web Services - Answer (click here)

Chapter 15 Web Services Building Blocks SOAP

1. Web Services Building Blocks: SOAP - Answer (click here)
2. Introduction to SOAP - Answer (click here)
3. Basic SOAP Syntax - Answer (click here)
4. Sending SOAP messages - Answer (click here)
5. SOAP Implementations - Answer (click here)
6. The Future of SOAP - Answer (click here)

Chapter 16 Web Services Building Blocks WSDL and UDDI

1. Web Services Building Blocks: WSDL and UDDI - Answer (click here)
2. Introduction to WSDL - Answer (click here)
3. Basic WSDL Syntax - Answer (click here)
4. SOAP Binding - Answer (click here)
5. WSDL Implementations - Answer (click here)
6. Introduction to UDDI - Answer (click here)
7. The UDDI API - Answer (click here)
8. UDDI - Vendor Implementations - Answer (click here)
9. The Future of UDDI - Answer (click here)

Chapter 17 Leveraging XML in Visual Studio dotNET

1. Leveraging XML in Visual Studio .NET - Answer (click here)
2. The .NET Strategy - Answer (click here)
3. ADO.NET - Answer (click here)
4. The ADO.NET Data Provider - Answer (click here)
5. The ADO.NET DataSet Class - Answer (click here)
6. XML Within ADO.NET - Answer (click here)
7. The System.Xml Namespace - Answer (click here)
Chapter 18 Using XML in the .NET Enterprise Servers
1. Using XML in the .NET Enterprise Servers - Answer (click here)
2. BizTalk - Answer (click here)
3. SQL Server 2000 - Answer (click here)

Part III Applied XML

Chapter 19 Understanding XML Standards
1. Understanding XML Standards - Answer (click here)
2. Standards and Vocabularies - Answer (click here)
3. The Definition of “Standard” as Excerpted from the American Heritage
Dictionary - Answer (click here)
4. Standards Organizations: Who Is Creating the Standards? - Answer (click
here)
5. Standards Stack Layers - Answer (click here)
6. Standards Stack Aspects - Answer (click here)
7. Community Vocabularies Layer - Answer (click here)

Chapter 20 Implementing XML in E Business

1. Implementing XML in E-Business - Answer (click here)
2. What Is the Supply Chain? - Answer (click here)
3. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Answer (click here)
4. E-Business and the Internet- Enabled Supply Chain - Answer (click here)
5. Different Types of B2B Interaction - Answer (click here)
6. Components of E-Business XML Systems - Answer (click here)
7. Enterprise Integration - Answer (click here)
8. CommerceNet eCo Framework - Answer (click here)
9. XML/EDI - Answer (click here)
10. ebXML - Answer (click here)
11. RosettaNet - Answer (click here)

Chapter 21 Delivering Wireless and Voice Services with XML

1. Delivering Wireless and Voice Services with XML - Answer (click here)
2. The Vision of Ubiquitous Computing - Answer (click here)
3. Key Technologies : WAP, WML, VoiceXML - Answer (click here)
4. Wireless Applications with WAP and WML - Answer (click here)
5. Voice Applications with VoiceXML - Answer (click here)
Chapter 22 Applied XML in Vertical Industry
1. Applied XML in Vertical Industry - Answer (click here)
2. The Vertical Industries - Answer (click here)
3. Professional Services Standards - Answer (click here)
4. Finance and Accounting: The Extensible Business Reporting Language
(XBRL) - Answer (click here)
5. Insurance - Answer (click here)
6. Health Care: Health Level Seven (HL7) - Answer (click here)
7. Legal Industry XML Standards: Legal XML - Answer (click here)
8. Real Estate: Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization
(MISMO) - Answer (click here)
9. Business Administration and Human Resources (HR): Human Resources
XML (HR-XML) - Answer (click here)
10. Travel and Hospitality: Open Travel Alliance (OTA) - Answer (click here)
11. Manufacturing: TranXML, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
XML (aecXML) - Answer (click here)
12. Scientific and Engineering: Biotech, Chemistry - Answer (click here)
13. Print, Media, and Entertainment: NewsML - Answer (click here)
14. A Final Note: XML Standards Adoption - Answer (click here)

Part IV The Semantic Web

Chapter 23 RDF for Information Owners
1. RDF for Information Owners - Answer (click here)
2. Basics of the Resource Description Framework - Answer (click here)
3. The RDF Family of Specifications - Answer (click here)
4. The RDF Data Model: Just Enough Graph Theory and The RDF Graph -
Answer (click here)
5. RDF Schema - Answer (click here)
6. Working with the Angle Brackets - Answer (click here)

Chapter 24 The Semantic Web for Information Owners

1. The Semantic Web for Information Owners - Answer (click here)
2. Precursors of the Semantic Web: Project Xanadu, HyTime - Answer (click
here)
3. Architecture of the Semantic Web - Answer (click here)
4. How Do Semantics Get into the Semantic Web? - Answer (click here)

Extensible Markup Language XML 1 0 Specification

1. Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 Specification - Answer (click here)
2. XML Documents - Answer (click here)
3. XML Logical Structures - Answer (click here)