Semantic Web Programming 1: Programming with Jena

1. Please read Chapter1 and Chapter2 from the Semantic Web Programming book
2. Install the following software on your computer:
   1. Compiling and execution tools: Java 1.6 Software Development Kit (SDK) (or newer)
   2. Code-editing tools: Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (or equivalent)
   3. Semantic Web Programming Framework: Jena Semantic Web Framework 2.5.6 (or newer)
   4. Ontology Reasoner: Pellet 1.5.2 (or newer)

Optionally you can download:

• Ontology editing tool: Protege Ontology Editor 4.0 Alpha (or newer)

1. Download Chapter2 project files.
2. Create a new project
   1. Add downloaded files to the project (HelloSemanticWeb.java and Ontologies folder with all the files).
   2. Add downloaded Jena libraries to the project.
3. Compile and run the project. (WARNING: most common error comes from resolving the paths to local files).

Answer the following questions in the report:

• From what sources can data be read into Jena Model?
• How to add a statement to a model in Jena?
• What query language is used in Jena?
• How can one state that two (OWL) classes are equivalent?
• How can one state that two (OWL) properties are equivalent?
• How can one state that two (OWL) individuals are equivalent?
• What are the two reasoners that can be used in Jena?

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