Exam 70-482:

Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript

Published:October 04, 2012
Language(s):English, Japanese
Audience(s):Developers
Technology:Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Type:Proctored Exam

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Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam should have a minimum of two to five years of experience developing HTML-based applications, including two or more years of experience developing applications for a touch-enabled interface/platform. Additionally, candidates should have the following:

  • Experience designing and developing the Process Lifetime Management (PLM) for Windows Store apps
  • Experience managing and securing application data for a Windows Store app solution
  • Experience planning and designing user interaction solutions based on requirements
  • Experience with the full development life cycle of Windows Store apps
  • Experience designing and developing asynchronous solutions
  • Experience creating apps that conform to the Windows Store app guidelines
Credit Toward CertificationExam 70-482: Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
MCSD: Windows Store Apps using HTML5
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Skills Being MeasuredThis 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.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.
Develop Windows Store Apps (17%)
  • Create background tasks.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: implement the Windows.applicationmodel.background classes; implement WebUIBackgroundTaskInstance; create a background task to manage and preserve resources; create a background task to get notifications for an app; register the background task by using the BackgroundTaskBuilder class
  • Consume background tasks.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: use timing triggers and system triggers; keep communication channels open; request lock screen access; use the backgroundtransfer class to finish downloads
  • Integrate WinMD components into a solution.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: consume a WinMD component in JavaScript; handle WinMD reference types; reference a WinMD component
Discover and Interact with Devices (13%)
  • Capture media with the camera and microphone.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: use CameraCaptureUI to take pictures or video, and configure camera settings; use MediaCapture to capture pictures, video, and audio; configure camera settings; set media formats; handle media capture events
  • Get data from sensors.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: determine the availability of a sensor (Windows.devices.sensors); add sensor requests to the app manifest; handle sensor events; get sensor properties; determine location via GPS
  • Enumerate and discover device capabilities.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: discover the capabilities and properties of available devices, for example, as GPS, removable storage, accelerometer, and near field communication
Program User Interaction (18%)
  • Implement printing by using contracts and charms.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: implement the Print contract; create a custom print template; construct a print preview; handle print pagination; implement in-app printing; expose printer settings within an app
  • Implement Play To by using contracts and charms.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: register an app for Play To; use PlayToManager stream media assets; register an app as a PlayToReceiver
  • Notify users by using Windows Push Notification Service (WNS).
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: authenticate with WNS; request, create, and save a notification channel; call and poll the WNS
Enhance the User Interface (18%)
  • Design for and implement UI responsiveness.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: choose an asynchronous strategy between web workers and promises; implement web workers; nest and chain promises; make custom functions promise-aware
  • Implement animations and transitions.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: apply animations from the animation library (WinJS.UI.animation); create and customize animations and transitions by using CSS; apply transformations; create animations by using keypoints; apply timing functions; animate with the HTML5 element
  • Create custom controls.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: create custom controls using WinJS.Namespace, WinJS.Class.define, and HTML; bind to custom controls with data-win-bind; inherit from and extend an existing WinJS control
  • Design apps for globalization and localization.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: implement .resjson files to translate text; implement collation and grouping to support different reading directions; implement culture-specific formatting for dates and times; bind JSON properties to resources by using the data-win-res property
Manage Data and Security (18%)
  • Design and implement data caching.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: choose which types of items (user data, settings, application data) in your app should be persisted to the cache based on requirements; choose when items are cached; choose where items are cached (Windows Azure, remote storage); select a caching mechanism; store data by using indexDB, LocalStorage, and SessionStorage
  • Save and retrieve files from the file system.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: handle file streams; save and retrieve files by using the StorageFile and StorageFolder classes; set file extensions and associations; save and retrieve files by using file pickers and the folder picker; compress files to save space; access libraries, for example, pictures, documents, and videos
  • Secure application data.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: encrypt data by using the Windows.Security.Cryptography namespace; enroll and request certificates; encrypt data by using certificates
Prepare for a Solution Deployment (16%)
  • Design and implement trial functionality in an app.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: set up a timed trial; set up a feature-based trial; set up in-app purchases; transition an app from trial to full
  • Design for error handling.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: design the app so that errors and exceptions never reach the user; handle device capability errors; handle promises errors
  • Design and implement a test strategy.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: design a functional test plan; implement a coded UI test; design a reliability test plan, including performance testing, stress testing, scalability testing, and duration testing
  • Design a diagnostics and monitoring strategy.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: design profiling, tracing, performance counters, audit trails (events and information), and usage reporting; decide where to log events (local vs. centralized reporting)
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