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IntroductionΒΆ

Learning outcomes

By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

  • Know the markup languages.
  • Identify their advantages and main uses.
  • Recognise their common characteristics.
  • Know how markup languages are classified.
  • Create well formatted XML documents.
  • Recognise the need to use namespaces.

Contents

  1. Concept of markup language.
  2. Advantatges.
  3. Common characteristics.
  4. Identification of areas of application.
  5. Classification.
  6. XML: structure and syntax.
  7. Tags.
  8. Editing tools.
  9. Creation of well-formed documents.
  10. Use of XML namespaces.

Assessment criteria

  • The general characteristics of markup languages have been identified.
  • The advantages provided for processing information have been recognised.
  • Markup languages have been classified and the most relevant have been identified.
  • Their areas of application have been differentiated.
  • The need and specific areas of application have been recognized.
  • The specific characteristics of the XML language have been analyzed.
  • The structure of an XML document and its syntactic rules have been identified.
  • The need to create well-formed XML documents and the influence on their processing has been contrasted.
  • The advantages provided by namespaces have been identified.