IBM Certified Solution Developer - XML 1.1 and Related Technologies

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About This Exam:
Test 141 is the only exam required in order to achieve this certification. This certification is part of the IBM Certified for e-business - Solution Technologist and covers the following objectives:

Section 1 - Architecture (19%)

Determine the implications of a given architecture on XML design considerations
Select appropriate XML technologies for an architecture (XML Schema 1.0, XSLT 1.0, DOM2, SAX2, XPath 1.0, XQuery, Namespaces, DTDs)
Design functional components and interconnections for an XML application architecture
Assess performance trade-offs related to parsing, validation and transformation
Address XML security using XML encryption and XML signature
Implement Java classes through XML binding via Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)

Section 2 - Information Modeling (22%)

Analyze data, documents, and problem domains
Represent structure in XML syntax (model data)
Use Namespaces appropriately
Define DTDs (declarations, reuse, external references)
Define schemas using XML Schema (declaration, structure [elements vs attributes, best practices], data types
data relationships, reuse, external references)
Determine when to use DTD versus XML Schema (legacy systems, scoping, run-time modification, constraints)

Section 3 - XML Processing (22%)

Analyze data integration points
Use the SAX2 API to manipulate XML data
Use the DOM2 API to manipulate XML data
Address validation/conformance and exception handling issues related to XML Schema (e.g. data typing and pattern matching)
Perform validation of XML documents
Access data using XQuery

Section 4 - Transformations (29%)

Define optimal rendering/transformation approach for each target (e.g. screens, print, pervasive)
Transform XML using XSLT (e.g. CDATA block, recursive name template calls, named vs matched templates, dynamic attributes)
Re-target XML for multiple formats
Use CSS to render XML or XHTML
Consider data rendering issues after designing data models
Traverse an XML document using XPath
Implement input screens using XForms
Demonstrate the use of include, import, id, idref, and keys

Section 5 - Testing & Tuning (8%)

Determine appropriateness of single versus multiple pass transformations, XSL extensions, XSLTC, XSL and $Schema inclusions
Optimize XML application execution (e.g. includes, import, id, idref, keys)
Create instances for testing XML applications (e.g. based on data model, boundary cases)
Refine design as necessary based on data model, data integration, data rendering, and data query issues

Price: $150
Format: Standard
Passing Score: 61%
Questions: 49
Time Limit: 75 Minutes
Launch Date: Unknown

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