title: HTML, XHTML, CSS and XML by Example: A Practical Guide (By Example Series)
author:  Teodoru Gugoiu 
description: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Teodoru Gugoiu studied Science and Computer Science at the University of Bucharest, Romania. He worked for many years as a college teacher and as a university assistant and has written a number of useful and popular books for students. For two years, he headed the Romanian Ministry of Education's IT Department and, later, led the IT Department of the Communication and Public Relations Faculty, Romania. Mr. Gugoiu also attended the Oracle Education program and is a specialist in the development of Web Database Applications based mainly on Oracle technology. He now lives in Toronto, Canada and works as the IT Supervisor for a major importing and distributing company.
zlib_text:  
   
   
   
   
  
  XML 
   
  i 
   
   
  About the Tutorial 
  XML stands for Extensible Markup Language and is a text-based markup language derived 
  from Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). 
  This tutorial will teach you the basics of XML. The tutorial is divided into sections such as 
  XML Basics, Advanced XML, and XML tools. Each of these sections contain related topics 
  with simple and useful examples. 
   
  Audience 
  This reference has been prepared for beginners to help them understand the basic to 
  advanced concepts related to XML. This tutorial will give you enough understanding on 
  XML from where you can take yourself to a higher level of expertise. 
   
  Prerequisites 
  Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have basic knowledge of HTML and 
  JavaScript. 
   
  Copyright & Disclaimer 
   Copyright 2017 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd.  
  All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials Point (I) 
  Pvt. Ltd.  The user of this e-book is prohibited to reuse, r