XML XML uses tags to mark up text E.g. <course> <course id>CS-101 </course id> <title>Intro.to Computer Science </title> <dept name>Comp.Sci.</dept name> <credits>4 </credits> </course> Tags make the data self-documenting Tags can be hierarchical Database System Concepts-7th Edition 8.9 @Silberschatz,Korth and SudarshanDatabase System Concepts - 7 8.9 ©Silberschatz, Korth and Sudarshan th Edition XML ▪ XML uses tags to mark up text ▪ E.g. <course> <course id> CS-101 </course id> <title> Intro. to Computer Science </title> <dept name> Comp. Sci. </dept name> <credits> 4 </credits> </course> ▪ Tags make the data self-documenting ▪ Tags can be hierarchical