Exam 70-481:

Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using HTML5 and JavaScript

Published:October 11, 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 one 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 application 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 70-481: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps 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.
Design Windows Store Apps (20%)
  • Design the UI layout and structure.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluate the conceptual design; 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.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: plan the logical layers of your solution to meet application requirements; design loosely coupled layers; incorporate WinMD components
  • 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 (oncheckpoint); prepare for app termination; handle the onactivated event; check the ActivationKind and previous state
  • Plan for an application deployment.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: plan a deployment based on Windows 8 Application certification requirements; prepare an app manifest (capabilities and declarations); sign an app; plan the requirements for an enterprise deployment
Develop Windows Store Apps (20%)
  • Access and display contacts.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: call the ContactsPicker (windows.applicationmodel.contacts) 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 charms based on app requirements; design an application to be charm- and contract-aware; configure the application manifest for correct permissions
  • Implement search.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: provide search suggestions using the SearchPane class; search 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 application settings and preferences.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: choose which application features are accessed in AppSettings; add entry points for AppSettings in the Settings window; create settings flyouts using the SettingsFlyout control; add settings options to SettingsFlyout; store and retrieve settings from the roaming app data store
Create the User Interface (21%)
  • Implement WinJS controls.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: flipview; flyout; grid layout; list layout; menu object
  • Implement HTML layout controls.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: implement layout controls to structure your layout; support scrolling and zooming with CSS3; manage text flow and presentation, including overflow
  • Create layout-aware apps to handle view states.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: handle viewState events; choose among application view states; use CSS3 media queries to handle different view states; respond to ApplicationViewStateChangedEvent
  • 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
  • Apply CSS styling.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: implement gradients, grid layouts, zooming, scroll snapping, and media queries
Program User Interaction (20%)
  • 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; handle drag and drop events
  • 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 WinJS.Navigation namespace; design navigation to meet app requirements; Semantic Zoom; load HTML fragments
  • Create and manage tiles.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: create and update tiles and tile contents; create and update badges (the 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 by using the ToastUpdateManager; play sounds with toast notifications; respond to toast events; control toast duration
Manage Security and Data (19%)
  • Choose a 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 XHR to retrieve web services; set appropriate HTTP verb for REST; handle progress of data requests; consume SOAP/WCF services; use WebSockets for bidirectional communication
  • Implement data binding.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: choose and implement data-bound controls, including WinJS.UI.ListView, to meet requirements; bind data to item templates such as WinJS.Binding.Template; bind data to controls by using data-win-control and data-win-bind; configure an iterator with data-win-options; enable filtering, sorting, and grouping data in the user interface
  • Manage Windows Authentication and Authorization.
    • 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; CredentialPicker; set up single sign-on (SSO); implement credential roaming; implement the WebAuthenticationBroker class
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