MS2500 Introduction to XML and the Microsoft .NET Platform

Two days—Instructor-led

 

Introduction

This two-day instructor-led course provides a technological overview of the structure and programming techniques of XML. This course discusses the role of XML in the Microsoft .NET vision and the larger world of distributed standards-based computing.

 

Audience

The audience for this course includes:

·           Microsoft Visual Basic® developers with little Web development training or job experience.

·           Web developers with experience writing client scripts by using CGI, Visual Basic Scripting Edition, PERL, Java Script, or some other scripting language.

·           Web developers with moderate experience developing Web sites by using Microsoft FrontPage® or some other Web page development tool and basic HTML knowledge.

·           Microsoft Office developers.

·           Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 administrators and developers.

 

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

·           Describe how XML and related technologies fit into the .NET Platform.

·           Create a well-formed XML document.

·           Use XML schemas to validate an instance document.

·           Describe how XML Document Object Model (DOM), XML Path Language (XPath), XSL Transformations (XSLT), and XQuery are used to create real-world solutions.

·           Describe how Office XP can be used to handle XML.

·           Describe how SQL Server 2000 uses XML.

·           Describe how XML standards and the .NET Platform are used to address a range of solution requirements.

·           Identify the next logical .NET training experience and readily justify the decision to enroll in further .NET training.

 

Prerequisites

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

·           Working knowledge of a scripting or programming language

·           Working knowledge of HTML

·           Working knowledge of how databases are used in distributed computing environments

 

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

Currently there are no Microsoft Certified Professional Exams that correspond to this course.