Exam 70-484:

Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C#

Published:	October 23, 2012
Language(s):	English, Japanese
Audience(s):	Partners,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 Windows-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 Windows Store apps that access local and remote data and services, including Windows Azure
Experience designing the various layers of an app for separation of concerns
Experience planning and designing user interaction solutions based on requirements
Experience designing and developing asynchronous solutions
Experience creating apps that conform to the Windows Store app guidelines

Credit Toward CertificationExam 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C#: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

MCSD: Windows Store Apps using C#

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Skills Measured

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.

Design Windows Store Apps (19%)

Design the UI layout and structure.

This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluate the conceptual design and decide how the UI will be composed; design for the inheritance and re-use of visual elements (e.g., styles, resources); design for accessibility; decide when custom controls are needed

Design for separation of concerns (SOC).

This objective may include but is not limited to: plan the logical layers of your solution to meet app requirements; design loosely coupled layers; incorporate WinMD components

Apply the MVVM pattern to your app design.

This objective may include but is not limited to: design and implement the appropriate data model to support business entities; design your viewmodel to support your view based on your model; develop a view to meet data-binding requirements; create view models using INotifyPropertyChanged, ObservableCollection, and CollectionViewSource

Design and implement Process Lifetime Management (PLM).

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose a state management strategy; handle the suspend event; prepare for app termination; handle the Resume event; handle the OnActivated event; check the ActivationKind and previous state

Plan for an app deployment.

This objective may include but is not limited to: plan a deployment based on Windows Store app certification requirements; prepare an app manifest (capabilities and declarations); sign an app; plan the requirements for an enterprise deployment

Develop Windows Store Apps (19%)

Access and display contacts.

This objective may include but is not limited to: call the ContactsPicker class; filter which contacts to display; display a set number of contacts; create and modify contact information; select specific contact data

Design for charms and contracts.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose the appropriate charm based on app requirements; design your app in a charm- and contract-aware manner; configure app manifest for correct permissions

Implement search.

This objective may include but is not limited to: provide search suggestions using the SearchPane class; search for and launch other apps; provide and constrain search within an app, including inside and outside of Search charm; provide search result previews; implement activation from within search

Implement Share in an app.

This objective may include but is not limited to: use the DataTransferManager class to share data with other apps; accept sharing requests by implementing activation from within Share; limit the scope of sharing using the DataPackage object; implement in-app Share outside of Share charm

Manage app settings and preferences.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose which app features are accessed in AppSettings; add entry points for AppSettings in the Settings window; create settings flyouts using the Popup control; add settings to Popup; store and retrieve settings from the roaming app data store

Create the User Interface (21%)

Create layout aware apps to handle view states.

This objective may include but is not limited to: handle view state events from ViewStateManager; choose between style patterns for the different view states; set app orientation in the manifest

Implement layout controls.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implement the Grid control to structure your layout; set the number of rows/columns and size; enable zoom and scroll capabilities in layout controls; manage text flow and presentation

Design and implement the app bar.

This objective may include but is not limited to: determine what to put on the app bar based on app requirements; style and position app bar items; design the placement of controls on the app bar; handle AppBar events

Design and implement data presentation.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose and implement data controls to meet app requirements (e.g., ListView, GridView, and FlipView); create data templates to meet app requirements

Create and manage XAML styles and templates.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implement and extend styles and templates; implement gradients; modify styles based on event and property triggers; create shared resources and themes

Program the User Interaction (21%)

Create and manage tiles.

This objective may include but is not limited to: create and update tiles and tile contents; create and update badges (TileUpdateManager class); respond to notification requests; choose an appropriate tile update schedule based on app requirements

Notify users by using toast.

This objective may include but is not limited to: enable an app for toast notifications; populate toast notifications with images and text using the ToastUpdateManager class; play sounds with toast notifications; respond to toast events; control toast duration

Manage input devices.

This objective may include but is not limited to: capture Gesture library events; create custom gesture recognizers; listen to mouse events or touch gestures; manage Stylus input and inking

Design and implement navigation in an app.

This objective may include but is not limited to: handle navigation events, check navigation properties, and call navigation functions by using the Navigation framework; design navigation to meet app requirements; Semantic Zoom

Manage Security and Data (20%)

Choose an appropriate data access strategy.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose the appropriate data access strategy (file based, web service, remote storage, including Windows Azure storage) based on requirements

Retrieve data remotely.

This objective may include but is not limited to: use HttpClient to retrieve web services; set the appropriate HTTP verb for REST; consume SOAP/WCF services; use WebSockets for bi-directional communication; handle the progress of data requests

Implement data binding.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose and implement data-bound controls; bind collections to items controls; implement the IValueConverter interface; create and set dependency properties; validate user input; enable filtering, grouping, and sorting data in the user interface

Manage Windows Authentication.

This objective may include but is not limited to: retrieve a user’s roles or claims; store and retrieve credentials by using the PasswordVault class; implement the CredentialPicker class

Manage Web Authentication.

This objective may include but is not limited to: use the Windows.Security.Authentication.Web namespace; set up oAuth2 for authentication; implement the CredentialPicker class; set up single sign-on (SSO); implement credential roaming; implement the WebAuthenticationBroker class

Preparation Materials

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