XML XML stands for Extensible Markup Language • XML is a markup language much like HTML • XML was designed to carry data, • XML tags are not predefined. • XML is designed to be self-descriptive. • XML is a W3C Recommendation
HTML
HTML - short for Hypertext Markup Language It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document by denoting certain text as headings, paragraphs, lists, and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded images, and other objects.
• Publish online documents with headings, text, tables, lists, photos, • Retrieve online information via hypertext links, at the click of a button. • Design forms for conducting transactions with remote services, for use in searching for information, making reservations, ordering products.
• Include spread-sheets, video clips, sound clips, and other applications directly in their documents. |