The test length is 1 hour in length

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Revision Hints

• The test length is 1 hour in length
• Date and time refer to Referral Exam Timetable
  outside Award Office in Brindley.
• The questions on the paper cover topics we have
  covered on the module
• You are required to answer one question from
  section A and two from Section B.
• Section A questions carry 15 marks and Section B
  carry 10 marks
• These notes are designed to focus your attention
  on what and how to revise between now and the
  referral exam I remind that questions can be
  drawn from the whole of the module and as such
  the following notes are for guidance

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Revision what to use?

• Use the
• module PowerPoint slides
• module practical links and assignment work
• module schedule reading recommendations
• Computing and Computer Weekly articles library
  resources
• As you are level3 you do need to show some depth
  of reading/evidence of reading/investigation

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Referral Exam structure

• All Section A questions are 15 marks and are
  discuss types
• All the Section B are 10 marks are comment
  on/describe/explain types
• The questions require written answers - there are
  no XML Spy development questions but use examples
  of XML syntax where appropriate if it is asked
  for or is recommended
• Each question has a subject header(umbrella) to
  focus your attention on the scope of the question
  

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Revision topic hints

• You need to be able to discuss or describe or
  explain or appraise wrt to the question
• Discuss so discuss the topic compare and
  contrast/conclude based on evidence put forward
• Describe/explain/comment usually used to show
  knowledge of a technology/build of something
• Appraiseput forward an argument/critique of
  something
• Past papers are available from the Award Office

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Subject umbrella areas

• These are the areas
• Section A Discuss types questions (15 marks)
  One from this section to be answered.
• SOA for E-Commerce
• Schemas for E-Commerce
• XML E-Commerce Versus traditional EDI
• Section B Explain type questions (10 marks)
  Two from this section to be answered.
• XML Security
• Data analysis/Document analysis techniques
• XML in industry
• All questions can be enriched by evidence of
  background reading

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Section A - SOA for E-Commerce

• Reference week 11 on the module schedule
• What is a SOA? What is the concept?
• What is the impact for E-commerce?
• Which companies/industries are using web
  services?
• How does a SOA work?
• What are the components?
• We looked at the Google example
• How does XML play a part?

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Section A - Schemas for E-Commerce

• Reference week 1 to 3 on the module schedule
• The role of schemas for E-Commerce
• Question asks for role of schemas for structure
  use the XML schema version
• Why necessary advantages/disadvantages
• Comment about the need for collaboration
• Schemas if you recall can be either
• Parochial
• Industry wide
• This latter one implies collaboration
• Show knowledge of the ebXML standard
• Use example syntax to illustrate the structure of
  ebXML

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Section A - XML E-Commerce Versus EDI

• Reference week 1 on module schedule
• XML as a solution for small and medium sized
  enterprises (SMEs) to exchange information with
  other firms/organisations
• Why would they use it?
• What are the hurdles for them?
• What do they need to know?
• What are the alternatives?
• Compare to the more traditional EDI option
• What is EDI?/standards
• Who uses it and why?
• Why is Web EDI (XML) an alternative?

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Section B - Data analysis/Document analysis
techniques

• Reference week 2 and 3 of module schedule
• The analysis and design process to derived a
  schema
• What approaches are there?
• Use an example of a typical business document
  such as an Invoice, order or proof of delivery
  document
• You need to be able to appraise the
  advantages/disadvantages of the approaches
• Data centric or document centric documents be
  able to describe the difference
• See week 3 notes data centric more structured

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Section B - XML Security

• Reference week 11 of module schedule
• What techniques are available?
• Merits/demerits of each technique
• What is the progress of XML security?
• Visit W3C site to find out

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Section B - XML in industry

• Browsers Firefox and IE
• The move towards full XML browsers
• Why?
• Current browsers render but are not fully
  compliant XML browsers
• You need to show background reading and an
  understanding of the impact of this
• If you recall the transformation that is
  necessary to convert an XML document to HTML
• Why is this necessary
• What is the future?

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Summary

• If there are any questions between now and the
  exam please email Yvan or myself for help
• Dont try and cram for this test read around
  the subject
• Good luck and have fun with the paper!