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Technology Usage Certification Exam

Visual Studio

2005

Developing Windows-based

applications that include

Windows Forms technology

and data access

MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0:

Windows Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70-526: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 2.0 -

Windows-Based

Client Development

Visual Studio

2005

Developing Web-based

applications that run on

ASP.NET and the .NET

Framework 2.0

MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0:

Web Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70–528: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 2.0 -

Web-based Client

Development

Visual Studio

2005

Developing distributed

applications that

demonstrate a knowledge of

Web services, .NET

remoting, Enterprise

MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0:

Distributed Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Technology Usage Certification Exam

Services, and Message

Queuing technology

Foundation

and

Exam 70-529: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 2.0 -

Distributed

Application

Development

Visual Studio

2008

Creating applications that

run on the Windows

platform and compelling

user interfaces with

Windows Presentation

Foundation

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5,

Windows Presentation

Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70-502: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5,

Windows

Presentation

Foundation

Application

Development

Visual Studio

2008

Creating distributed

applications that

communicate with servers

or other applications in a

connected or disconnected

state

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5,

Windows Communication

Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70-503: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5 –

Windows

Communication

Foundation

Application

Development

Visual Studio

2008

Creating applications that

host workflows for your

organization

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5,

Windows Workflow

Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Technology Usage Certification Exam

Exam 70-504: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5 –

Windows Workflow

Foundation

Application

Development

Visual Studio

2008

Creating Windows-based

applications that run on

corporate servers or user

desktop computers

MCTS: .NET Framework

3.5, Windows Forms

Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70-505: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5,

Windows Forms

Application

Development

Visual Studio

2008

Creating data-driven

applications that access

data from various sources,

such as SQL Server, Oracle,

Microsoft Office Access,

object data sources, XML, or

other flat-file sources

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5,

ADO.NET Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70-561: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5,

ADO.NET

Application

Development

Visual Studio

2008

Creating Web-based

applications that run on

the ASP.NET platform

and are hosted on

Internet Information

Server

MCTS: .NET Framework

3.5, ASP.NET

Applications

Exam 70-536: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework –

Application

Development

Foundation

and

Exam 70-562: TS:

Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5,

ASP.NET

Application

Technology Usage Certification Exam

Development

When you earn the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) credential, you demonstrate your

expertise in using Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft .NET Framework to excel in a specific, market-

relevant job role.

We offer three professional certification paths that build on the MCTS certifications.

Read about MCTS certifications

Learn more about the MCPD credential

Exam 70-536:

TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation

Note If you pass this exam, you do not earn a certification, but you do earn access to the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) member site, your Microsoft transcript, and other MCP community benefits. You only need to pass this exam once.

About this Exam

This Technology Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework, Application

Development Foundation, became available in March 2006. This exam is available in English, French,

German, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). Exam 70-536 is designed to measure your knowledge

of .NET development fundamentals and is not tied to a particular version of .NET. Since the exam is

now applicable to both Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 certification

tracks, we have changed the name of the exam. Formerly TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 –

Application Development Foundation, Exam 70-536 is now called TS: Microsoft .NET Framework,

Application Development Foundation. If you are a .NET 2.0 developer, you do not need to learn .NET

3.5 to pass Exam 70-536; conversely, if you are a .NET 3.5 developer, you do not need to

review .NET 2.0 to pass the exam.

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam work on a team in a medium-sized or large development environment that

uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, or

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Candidates should have at least two to three years of experience

developing Web-based, Windows-based, or distributed applications by using the Microsoft .NET

Framework 1.0, the .NET Framework 1.1, the .NET Framework 2.0, or the .NET Framework 3.5.

Candidates should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008.

Credit Toward CertificationExam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application

Development Foundation: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 2.0 Windows

Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed

Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, Windows

Presentation Foundation Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, Windows

Communication Foundation Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow

Foundation Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms

Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET

Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET

Applications

Skills Being Measured

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The percentages

indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Developing applications that use system types and collections (15 percent)

Manage data in a .NET Framework application by using .NET Framework system types.

May include but is not limited to: Value types; Nullable type; Reference types; Attributes;

Generic types; Exception classes; Boxing and UnBoxing ; TypeForwardedToAttribute class

Manage a group of associated data in a .NET Framework application by using collections.

May include but is not limited to: ArrayList class; Collection interfaces; Iterators; Hashtable

class; CollectionBase class and ReadOnlyCollectionBase class; DictionaryBase class and

DictionaryEntry class; Comparer class; Queue class; SortedList class; BitArray class; Stack

class

Improve type safety and application performance in a .NET Framework application by

using generic collections.

May include but is not limited to: Collection.Generic interfaces; Generic Dictionary; Generic

Comparer class and Generic EqualityComparer class; Generic KeyValuePair structure; Generic

List class, Generic List.Enumerator structure, and Generic SortedList class; Generic Queue

class and Generic Queue.Enumerator structure; Generic SortedDictionary class; Generic

LinkedList; Generic Stack class and Generic Stack.Enumerator structure

Manage data in a .NET Framework application by using specialized collections.

May include but is not limited to: Specialized String classes; Specialized Dictionary; Named

collections; CollectionsUtil; BitVector32 structure and BitVector32.Section structure

Implement .NET Framework interfaces to cause components to comply with standard

contracts.

May include but is not limited to: IComparable interface; IDisposable interface; IConvertible

interface; ICloneable interface; IEquatable interface; IFormattable interface

Control interactions between .NET Framework application components by using events

and delegates.

May include but is not limited to: Delegate class; EventArgs class; EventHandler delegates

Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET

Framework application (11 percent)

Implement, install, and control a service.

May include but is not limited to: Inherit from ServiceBase class; ServiceController class and

ServiceControllerPermission class; ServiceInstaller and ServiceProcessInstaller class;

SessionChangeDescription structure and SessionChangeReason enumeration

Develop multithreaded .NET applications.

May include but is not limited to: Thread class; ThreadPool class; ThreadStart delegate,

ParameterizedThreadStart delegate, and SynchronizationContext class; Timeout class, Timer

class, TimerCallback delegate, WaitCallback delegate, WaitHandle class, and

WaitOrTimerCallback delegate; ThreadExceptionEventArgs class and

ThreadExceptionEventHanlder class; ThreadState enumeration and ThreadPriority

enumeration; ReaderWriterLock class; AutoResetEvent class and ManualResetEvent class;

IAsyncResult interface and ICancelableAsyncResult interface (refer System Namespace);

EventWaitHandle class, RegisterWaitHandle class, SendOrPostCallback delegate and

IOCompletionCallback delegate; Interlocked class, NativeOverlapped structure and Overlapped

class; ExecutionContext class, HostExecutionContext class, HostExecutionContextManager

class, and ContextCallback delegate; LockCookie structure, Monitor class, Mutex class, and

Semaphore class

Create a unit of isolation for common language runtime within a .NET Framework

application by using application domains.

May include but is not limited to: Create an application domain; Unload an application domain;

Configure an application domain; Retrieve setup information from an application domain; Load

assemblies into an application domain

Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET

Framework application (14 percent)

Embed configuration management functionality into a .NET Framework application.

May include but is not limited to: Configuration class and ConfigurationManager class;

ConfigurationSettings class, ConfigurationElement class, ConfigurationElementCollection class

and ConfigurationElementProperty class; Implement IConfigurationSectionHandler interface;

ConfigurationSection class, ConfigurationSectionCollection class, ConfigurationSectionGroup

class and ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection class; Implement ISettingsProviderService

interface; Implement IApplicationSettingsProvider interface; ConfigurationValidationBase class;

Implement IConfigurationSystem interface

Create a custom Microsoft Windows Installer for .NET components by using the

System.Configuration.Install namespace, and configure .NET Framework applications by using

configuration files, environment variables, and the .NET Framework Configuration tool

(Mscorcfg.msc).

May include but is not limited to: Installer class; Configure which runtime version a .NET

Framework application should use; Configure where the runtime should search for an

assembly; Configure the location of an assembly and which version of the assembly to use;

Direct the runtime to use the DEVPATH environment variable when searching for assemblies;

AssemblyInstaller class; ComponentInstaller class; Configure a .NET Framework application by

using the .NET Framework Configuration tool (Mscorcfg.msc); ManagedInstallerClass;

InstallContext class; InstallerCollection class; Implement IManagedInstaller interface;

InstallEventHandler delegate; Configure concurrent garbage collection; Register remote

objects by using configuration files

Manage an event log by using the System.Diagnostics namespace.

May include but is not limited to: Write to an event log; Read from an event log; Create a new

event log

Manage system processes and monitor the performance of a .NET application by using

the diagnostics functionality of the .NET Framework.

May include but is not limited to: Get a list of all running processes; Retrieve information about

the current process; Get a list of all modules loaded by a process; PerformanceCounter class,

PerformanceCounterCategory and CounterCreationData class; Start a process both by using

and by not using command-line arguments; StackTrace class; StackFrame class

Debug and trace a .NET Framework application by using the System.Diagnostics

namespace.

May include but is not limited to: Debug class; Debugger class; Trace class,

CorrelationManager class; TraceListener class; TraceSource class; TraceSwitch class;

XmlWriterTraceListener class; DelimitedListTraceListener class and EventlogTraceListener

class; Debugger attributes

Embed management information and events into a .NET Framework application.

May include but is not limited to: Retrieve a collection of Management objects by using the

ManagementObjectSearcher class and its derived classes; ManagementQuery class; Subscribe

to management events by using the ManagementEventWatcher class

Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework

application (18 percent)

Serialize or deserialize an object or an object graph by using runtime serialization

techniques.

May include but is not limited to: Serialization interfaces; Serialization attributes;

SerializationEntry structure and SerializationInfo class; ObjectManager class; Formatter class,

FormatterConverter class, and FormatterServices class; StreamingContext structure

Control the serialization of an object into XML format by using the

System.Xml.Serialization namespace.

May include but is not limited to: Serialize and deserialize objects into XML format by using the

XmlSerializer class; Control serialization by using serialization attributes; Implement XML

serialization interfaces to provide custom formatting for XML serialization; Delegates and event

handlers provided by the System.Xml.Serialization namespace

Implement custom serialization formatting by using the Serialization Formatter classes.

May include but is not limited to: SoapFormatter; BinaryFormatter class

Access files and folders by using the File System classes.

May include but is not limited to: File class and FileInfo class; Directory class and DirectoryInfo

class; DriveInfo class and DriveType enumeration; FileSystemInfo class and FileSystemWatcher

class; Path class; ErrorEventArgs class and ErrorEventHandler delegate; RenamedEventArgs

class and RenamedEventHandler delegate

Manage byte streams by using Stream classes.

May include but is not limited to: FileStream class; Stream Class (NOT Readers and Writer

classes, as they are separate objectives); MemoryStream class; BufferedStream class

Manage .NET Framework application data by using Reader and Writer classes.

May include but is not limited to: StringReader class and StringWriter class; TextReader class

and TextWriter class; StreamReader class and StreamWriter class; BinaryReader class and

BinaryWriter class

Compress or decompress stream information in a .NET Framework application and

improve the security of application data by using isolated storage.

May include but is not limited to: IsolatedStorageFile class; IsolatedStorageFileStream class;

DeflateStream class; GZipStream class

Improving the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework

security features (20 percent)

Implement code access security to improve the security of a .NET Framework application.

May include but is not limited to: SecurityManager class; CodeAccessPermission class; Modify

the Code Access Security Policy at machine, user, and enterprise policy level by using the

Caspol tool; PermissionSet class, NamedPermissionSet class, and PermissionSetCollection

class; Standard Security interfaces

Implement access control by using the System.Security.AccessControl classes.

May include but is not limited to: DirectorySecurity class, FileSecurity class, FileSystemSecurity

class, and RegistrySecurity class; AccessRule class; AuthorizationRule class and

AuthorizationRuleCollection class; CommonAce class, CommonAcl class, CompoundAce class,

GeneralAce class, and GeneralAcl class; AuditRule class; MutexSecurity class, ObjectSecurity

class, and SemaphoreSecurity class

Implement a custom authentication scheme by using the System.Security.Authentication

classes.

May include but is not limited to: Authentication algorithms and SSL protocols

Encrypt, decrypt, and hash data by using the System.Security.Cryptography classes.

May include but is not limited to: DES class and DESCryptoServiceProvider class;

HashAlgorithm class; DSA class and DSACryptoServiceProvider class; SHA1 class and

SHA1CryptoServiceProvider class; TripleDES and TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider class; MD5

class and MD5CryptoServiceProvider class; RSA class and RSACryptoServiceProvider class;

RandomNumberGenerator class; CryptoStream class; CryptoConfig class; RC2 class and

RC2CryptoServiceProvider class; AssymetricAlgorithm class; ProtectedData class and

ProtectedMemory class; RijndaelManaged class and RijndaelManagedTransform class;

CspParameters class; CryptoAPITransform class; Hash-Based Message Authentication Code

(HMAC)

Control permissions for resources by using the System.Security.Permission classes.

May include but is not limited to: SecurityPermission class; PrincipalPermission class;

FileIOPermission class; StrongNameIdentityPermission class; UIPermission class;

UrlIdentityPermission class; PublisherIdentityPermission class; GacIdentityPermission class;

FileDialogPermission class; DataProtectionPermission class; EnvironmentPermission class;

IUnrestrictedPermission interface; RegistryPermission class; IsolatedStorageFilePermission

class; KeyContainerPermission class; ReflectionPermission class; StorePermission class;

SiteIdentityPermission class; ZoneIdentityPermission class

Control code privileges by using System.Security.Policy classes. May include but is not

limited to: ApplicationSecurityInfo class and ApplicationSecurityManager class;

ApplicationTrust class and ApplicationTrustCollection class; Evidence and

PermissionRequestEvidence class; CodeGroup class, FileCodeGroup class,

FirstMatchCodeGroup class, NetCodeGroup class, and UnionCodeGroup class; Condition

classes; PolicyLevel and PolicyStatement class; IApplicationTrustManager interface,

IMembershipCondition interface, and IIdentityPermissionFactory interface

Access and modify identity information by using the System.Security.Principal classes.

May include but is not limited to: GenericIdentity class and GenericPrincipal class;

WindowsIdentity class and WindowsPricipal class; NTAccount class and SecurityIdentifier class;

IIdentity interface and IPrincipal interface; WindowsImpersonationContext class;

IdentityReference class and IdentityReferenceCollection class

Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework

application (11 percent)

Expose COM components to the .NET Framework and .NET Framework components to

COM.

May include but is not limited to: Import a type library as an assembly; Create COM types in

managed code; Compile an interop project; Deploy an interop application; Qualify .NET types

for interoperation; Apply Interop attributes, such as the ComVisibleAttribute class; Package an

assembly for COM; Deploy an application for COM access.

Call unmanaged DLL functions within a .NET Framework application, and control the

marshalling of data in a .NET Framework application.

May include but is not limited to: Platform Invoke; Create a class to hold DLL functions; Create

prototypes in managed code; Call a DLL function; Call a DLL function in special cases, such as

passing structures and implementing callback functions; Create a new Exception class and

map it to an HRESULT; Default marshalling behavior; Marshal data with Platform Invoke;

Marshal data with COM Interop; MarshalAsAttribute class and Marshal class

Implement reflection functionality in a .NET Framework application, and create metadata,

Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL), and a PE file by using the System.Reflection.Emit

namespace.

May include but is not limited to: Assembly class; Assembly Attributes; Info classes; Binder

class and BindingFlags; MethodBase class and MethodBody class; Builder classes

Send electronic mail to a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for delivery from

a .NET Framework application.

May include but is not limited to: MailMessage class; MailAddress class and

MailAddressCollection class; SmtpClient class, SmtpPermission class, and

SmtpPermissionAttribute class; Attachment class, AttachmentBase class, and

AttachmentCollection class; SmtpException class, SmtpFailedReceipientException class, and

SmtpFailedReceipientsException class; SendCompletedEventHandler delegate;

LinkedResource class and LinkedResourceCollection class; AlternateView class and

AlternateViewCollection class

Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET

Framework application (11 percent)

Format data based on culture information.

May include but is not limited to: Access culture and region information within a .NET

Framework application; Format date and time values based on the culture; Format number

values based on the culture; Perform culture-sensitive string comparison; Build a custom

culture class based on existing culture and region classes.

Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application by using the

System.Drawing namespace.

May include but is not limited to: Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application

by using brushes, pens, colors, and fonts; Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework

application by using graphics, images, bitmaps, and icons; Enhance the user interface of

a .NET Framework application by using shapes and sizes.

Enhance the text handling capabilities of a .NET Framework application, and search,

modify, and control text within a .NET Framework application by using regular expressions.

May include but is not limited to: StringBuilder class; Regex class; Match class and

MatchCollection class; Group class and GroupCollection class; Encode text by using Encoding

classes.; Decode text by using Decoding classes.; Capture class and CaptureCollection class

Preparation Materials

Preparation Tools and ResourcesTo help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft Learning

recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product and that you use the following

training resources. These training resources do not necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the

"Skills Measured" tab.

Classroom Training

01: Learning Plan for Application Development Foundation by Using Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5 (Exam 70-536) (1 Forms)

2957B: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development (3 Days)

2956B: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development (3 Days)

Microsoft E-Learning

5161AE: Advanced development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (16

Hours)

5160AE: Core development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (14 Hours)

Microsoft Press Books

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework--Application

Development Foundation, Second Edition

Practice Tests

MeasureUp(Measureup.com)

Self Test Software(Selftestsoftware.com)

Microsoft Online Resources

Learning  Plan: Get started with a step-by-step study guide that is based on

recommended resources for this exam.

Product information: Visit the Microsoft Visual Studio site for detailed product

information.

Microsoft Learning Community: Join newsgroups and visit community forums to connect

with peers for suggestions on training resources and advice on your certification path and

studies.

TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best

practices, downloads, technical resources, newsgroups, and chats.

MSDN: Designed for developers, the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) features code

samples, technical articles, downloads, newsgroups, and chats.

Exam 70-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows

Forms Application Development

Creating Windows-based applications that run on

corporate servers or user desktop computers

Exam 70-505:

TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development

Published: February 05, 2009

Language(s): English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

Audience(s): Developers

Technology: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Type: Proctored Exam

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Overview

Skills Measured

Preparation Materials

Community

About this ExamThis exam is intended to test a candidate on their ability to create Windows Forms

applications on .NET 3.5.

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual

Studio .NET 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications.

Candidates should have at least one year of experience developing Windows-based applications by

using the .NET Framework 2.0 and should be able to demonstrate the following:

a solid understanding of Windows Forms applications in the context of the.NET

Framework 3.5 solution stack

experience programming against the System.Windows.Forms object model

experience creating graphical user interface applications

experience creating data-driven user interfaces (UI)

experience deploying Windows applications

Credit Toward CertificationExam 70-505: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms

Application Development: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):MCTS: .NET

Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications

Skills Being Measured

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The percentages

indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls (13%)

Add and configure a Windows Form.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Add a Windows Form to a project at design

time.   Configure a Windows Form to control accessibility, appearance, behavior, configuration,

data, design, focus, layout, style, and other functionality

Manage control layout on a Windows Form.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Group and arrange controls by using the Panel

control, GroupBox control, TabControl control, FlowLayoutPanel control, and TableLayoutPanel

control

Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Use the integrated development environment

(IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time,

add controls to a Windows Form at run time, configure controls on a Windows Form at design

time to optimize the UI, modify control properties

Create and configure menus.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Create and configure a MenuStrip component

on a Windows Form, change the displayed menu structure programmatically, create and

configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form

Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage mouse and keyboard events within

Windows Forms applications, create event handlers at run time to respond to system or user

events dynamically, connect multiple events to a single event handler

Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application (22%)

Implement data-bound controls.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Use the DataGridView control to display and

update the tabular data contained in a data source, use a simple data-bound control to display

a single data element on a Windows Form, implement complex data binding to integrate data

from multiple sources, navigate forward and backward through records in a DataSet in

Windows Forms, define a data source by using a DataConnector component, create data forms

by using the Data Form Wizard

Manage connections and transactions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure a connection to a database by using

the Connection Wizard, configure a connection to a database by using Server Explorer,

configure a connection to a database by using the Connection class, connect to a database by

using specific database Connection objects, handle exceptions when connecting to a database,

perform transactions by using the Transaction object

Create, add, delete, and edit data in a connected environment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Retrieve data by using a DataReader object,

build SQL commands in Server Explorer, build SQL commands in code, create parameters for a

Command object, perform database operations by using a Command object, retrieve data from

a database by using a Command object, perform asynchronous operations by using a

Command object

Query data from data sources by using LINQ

This objective may include but is not limited to: LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Objects, LINQ to Microsoft

ADO.NET, LINQ to XML

Create, add, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Create a DataSet graphically, create a DataSet

programmatically, add a DataTable to a DataSet, add a relationship between tables within a

DataSet, navigate a relationship between tables, merge DataSet contents, copy DataSet

contents, create a typed DataSet, create DataTables, manage data within a DataTable, create

and use DataViews, represent data in a DataSet by using XML, use the OleDbDataAdapter

object to access an ADO Recordset or Record, generate DataAdapter commands automatically

by using the CommandBuilder object, generate DataAdapter commands programmatically,

populate a DataSet by using a DataAdapter, update a database by using a DataAdapter,

resolve conflicts between a DataSet and a database by using a DataAdapter, respond to

changes made to data at the data source by using DataAdapter events, perform batch

operations by using DataAdapters

Manage XML by using the XML Document Object Model (DOM).

This objective may include but is not limited to: Read XML data into the DOM, modify an XML

document by adding and removing nodes, modify nodes, write data in an XML format by using

the DOM, handle DOM events

Read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class.

This objective may include but is not limited to: read XML data, elements, and attributes, read

specific elements or attributes, use XmlTextReader, XmlNodeReader, XmlValidatingReader,

and XmlWriter classes

Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application

(11%)

Manage the print process by using print dialogs.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure print options at run time, change

printers attached to a user’s computer, configure the PrintPreviewDialog control, set page

details for printing by using the PageSetupDialog

Construct print documents.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure the PrintDocument component, print

a text document in a Windows form, print graphics in a Windows form, print a document by

using the PrintDialog component, alert users to the completion of a print job

Enable security features for printing in a Windows Forms application

Create a customized PrintPreview component.

This objective may include but is not limited to: setting the Document property to establish the

document to be previewed, set Columns and Row properties, set the UseAntiAlias property for

smoother text, configure zoom settings, set StartPage property, add custom methods and

events to a PrintPreview control

Enhancing Usability (13%)

Perform drag and drop operations.

This objective may include but is not limited to: perform drag and drop within an application

and across applications, perform drag and drop by using the Treeview control

Implement globalization and localization for a Windows Forms application.

This objective may include but is not limited to: work with resource files for localization,

determine installed locales

Implement accessibility features

Create and configure multiple-document interface (MDI) forms.

This objective may include but is not limited to: create parent and child forms, identify active

child form, send data to an active child form, arrange child forms, create menus for an MDI

application

Create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure the PropertyGrid component,

configure the ProgressBar control, configure StatusStrip, configure ToolTip, configure

ErrorProvider, configure HelpProvider controls, configure timer components

Persist Windows Forms application settings between sessions

Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience

(15%)

Manage a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Run a background process, announce

completion of a background process, cancel a background process, report on the progress of a

background component, request status of a background component

Change the appearance of a UI element by using triggers.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using multiple triggers; using property

triggers; using event triggers; using data triggers

Implement an asynchronous method.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Create an asynchronous method, create a new

process thread, implement advanced asynchronous techniques

Deploying Windows Forms Controls (11%)

Create a composite Windows Forms control.

This objective may include but is not limited to: create properties, methods and events, expose

properties of constituent controls, create custom dialog boxes, customize a control’s paint and

render, set visibility at run time, provide a toolbox bitmap

Create a custom Windows Forms control by inheriting from the control class

Create an extended control by inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control

Configuring and Deploying Applications (15%)

Configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology.

This objective may include but is not limited to: install a Windows Forms application on a client

computer, install a Windows Forms application from a server, configure the required

permissions of an application

Install a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) browser application by using ClickOnce

Install a Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) application by using ClickOnce

Configure and work with Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC) by using ClickOnce

deployments

Create a Windows Forms setup application.

This objective may include but is not limited to: configure setup project to add icons during

setup, set deployment project properties, configure conditional installation based on operating

system versions, set appropriate Launch Conditions based on the .NET Framework version, add

custom actions to a setup project, add error-handling code to a setup project

Set appropriate security permissions to deploy the application.

This objective may include but is not limited to: elevated permissions

Configure Trusted Application deployments

Configure security features in an application.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure code access security, configure the

application to work with UAC, configure Windows manipulation permissions, configure

appropriate file access permissions for the application, control printing security for the

application

Exam 70-562:

TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development

Published: August 04, 2008

Language(s): English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

Audience(s): Developers

Technology: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Type: Proctored Exam

Special Offer:

 

Overview

Skills Measured

Preparation Materials

Community

About this ExamThis certification exam measures your ability to develop applications using

ASP.NET in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-based, medium-sized to large

development environment. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience

developing Web-based applications by using Microsoft ASP.NET. Candidates should also have a

minimum of one year of experience with the following:

Database access by using Microsoft ADO.NET classes in the Microsoft .NET Framework

Web services

State management

ASP.NET configuration

Monitoring Web applications

Debugging

Application and page life-cycle management

Security aspects such as Forms Authentication and membership and roles

ECMAScript (JavaScript, Microsoft JScript)

Internet Information Server (IIS)

Candidates should be very familiar with Visual Studio 2005 or later and the .NET Framework classes

that are related to ASP.NET and ADO.NET. In addition, candidates should have a good grasp of

ASP.NET AJAX.

Credit Toward CertificationExam 70-562: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application

Development: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET

Applications

Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): ASP.NET Developer 3.5

Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Enterprise Applications Developer 3.5

Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole

discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation

items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this

preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.

Skills Being Measured

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The percentages

indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Configuring and Deploying Web Applications (10 percent)

Configure providers. May include but is not limited to: personalization, membership, data

sources, site map, resource, security

Configure authentication, authorization, and impersonation. May include but is not

limited to: Forms Authentication, Windows Authentication

Configure projects, solutions, and reference assemblies. May include but is not limited to:

local assemblies, shared assemblies (GAC), Web application projects, solutions

Configure session state by using Microsoft SQL Server, State Server, or InProc. May

include but is not limited to: setting the timeout; cookieless sessions

Publish Web applications. May include but is not limited to: FTP, File System, or HTTP

from Visual Studio

Configure application pools.

Compile an application by using Visual Studio or command-line tools. May include but is

not limited to: aspnet_compiler.exe, Just-In-Time (JIT) compiling, aspnet_merge.exe

Consuming and Creating Server Controls (20 percent)

Implement data-bound controls. May include but is not limited to: DataGrid, DataList,

Repeater, ListView, GridView, FormView, DetailsView, TreeView, DataPager

Load user controls dynamically.

Create and consume custom controls. May include but is not limited to: registering

controls on a page, creating templated controls

Implement client-side validation and server-side validation. May include but is not limited

to: RequiredFieldValidator, CompareValidator, RegularExpressionValidator, CustomValidator,

RangeValidator

Consume standard controls. May include but is not limited to: Button, TextBox,

DropDownList, RadioButton, CheckBox, HyperLink, Wizard, MultiView

Working with Data and Services (17 percent)

Read and write XML data. May include but is not limited to: XmlDocument,

XPathNavigator, XPathNodeIterator, XPathDocument, XmlReader, XmlWriter,

XmlDataDocument, XmlNamespaceManager

Manipulate data by using DataSet and DataReader objects.

Call a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service or a Web service from an

ASP.NET Web page. May include but is not limited to: App_WebReferences; configuration

Implement a DataSource control. May include but is not limited to: LinqDataSource,

ObjectDataSource, XmlDataSource, SqlDataSource

Bind controls to data by using data binding syntax.

Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications (16 percent)

Configure debugging and custom errors. May include but is not limited to: Configuring

the customErrors mode and debugging options.

Set up an environment to perform remote debugging.

Debug unhandled exceptions when using ASP.NET AJAX. May include but is not limited to:

client-side Sys.Debug methods; attaching a debugger to Windows Internet Explorer

Implement tracing of a Web application. May include but is not limited to: Trace.axd,

Trace=True on @Page directive,

Debug deployment issues. May include but is not limited to: aspnet_regiis.exe; creating

an IIS Web application; setting the .NET Framework version

Monitor Web applications. May include but is not limited to: health monitoring by using

WebEvent, performance counters

Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting (15 percent)

Implement Web Forms by using ASP.NET AJAX. May include but is not limited to:

EnablePartialRendering, Triggers, ChildrenAsTriggers, Scripts, Services, UpdateProgress,

Timer, ScriptManagerProxy

Interact with the ASP.NET AJAX client-side library. May include but is not limited to:

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects; handling ASP.NET AJAX events

Consume services from client scripts.

Create and register client script. May include but is not limited to: inline, included .js file,

embedded JavaScript resource, created from server code

Targeting Mobile Devices (5 percent)

Access device capabilities. May include but is not limited to: working with emulators

Control device-specific rendering. May include but is not limited to: DeviceSpecific

control; device filters; control templates

Add mobile Web controls to a Web page. May include but is not limited to: StyleSheet

controls; List controls; Container controls

Implement control adapters. May include but is not limited to: App_Browsers; rendering

by using ChtmlTextWriter or XhtmlTextWriter

Programming Web Applications (17 percent)

Customize the layout and appearance of a Web page. May include but is not limited to:

CSS, Themes and Skins, Master Pages, and Web Parts, App_Themes, StyleSheetTheme

Work with ASP.NET intrinsic objects. May include but is not limited to: Request, Server,

Application, Session, Response, HttpContext

Implement globalization and accessibility. May include but is not limited to: resource

files, culture settings, RegionInfo, App_GlobalResources, App_LocalResources, TabIndex,

AlternateText , GenerateEmptyAlternateText, AccessKey, Label.AssociatedControlID

Implement business objects and utility classes. May include but is not limited to:

App_Code , external assemblies

Implement session state, view state, control state, cookies, cache, or application state.

Handle events and control page flow. May include but is not limited to: page events,

control events, application events, and session events, cross-page posting; Response.Redirect,

Server.Transfer, IsPostBack, setting AutoEventWireup

Implement the Generic Handler.