Exam 98-363:

Web Development Fundamentals

Published:	August 02, 2010
Language(s):	English
Audience(s):	Academic
Technology:	Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Type:	Proctored Exam

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Audience Profile

This exam is designed to allow candidates to assess their knowledge and skills around Web applications using Microsoft and other technologies.

Candidates for this exam are seeking to prove knowledge and skills in creating Web-based applications by using Visual Studio, the .NET Framework, and managed code. Before taking this exam, candidates should have a solid foundational knowledge in the topics outlined in this preparation guide. It is recommended that candidates gain hands-on experience with the technologies and concepts described here by following a prescribed curriculum that maps to the exam, or by working with tutorials and samples available on MSDN and in Visual Studio. Candidates are expected to have some experience with a .NET language such as C# or VB.NET.

Candidates for this exam are seeking knowledge and job-related skills in the following areas:

Understanding Web-based application development fundamentals
Creating ASP.NET applications using server-side and client-side coding techniques and tools
Understanding the Web application event model
Understanding of Web services and communications with services
Accessing and displaying data in a Web application
Deploying and hosting Web applications using Internet Information Server (IIS)
Understanding the use of various configuration options for ASP.NET applications

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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.

Programming Web Applications

Customize the layout and appearance of a Web page.
This objective may include but is not limited to: CSS, tables, embedding images, page layout for navigation
Understand ASP.NET intrinsic objects.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Request, Server, Application, Session, Response, HttpContext
Understand state information in Web applications.
This objective may include but is not limited to: understand how state is stored based on application design and hardware; understand different types such as session state, view state, control state, and application state
Understand events and control page flow.
This objective may include but is not limited to: application and page life cycle events; page events; control events; application events; and session events; cross-page posting; Response.Redirect; Server.Transfer; IsPostBack; setting AutoEventWireup
Understand controls.
This objective may include but is not limited to: understanding various types of controls, including user, server, Web, and validation controls; know which is the appropriate type of control for a scenario
Understand configuration files.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Understanding the usage of web.config and machine.config, and the settings that can be made

Working with Data and Services

Read and write XML data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Understanding XML, XML validation
This objective does not include: Web Services, XPath syntax, XmlDocument, XPathNavigator, XPathNodeIterator, XPathDocument, XmlReader, XmlWriter, XmlDataDocument, XmlNamespaceManager
Distinguish between DataSet and DataReader objects.
This objective may include but is not limited to: the ability to choose the proper data object to use based on application requirements/design
Call a service from a Web page.
This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a basic WCF Service or Web Service so that it can be consumed; App_WebReferences; configuration
Understand DataSource controls.
This objective may include but is not limited to: LinqDataSource, ObjectDataSource, XmlDataSource, SqlDataSource
Bind controls to data by using data binding syntax.
This objective may include but is not limited to: ensure that data is updated and displayed in data-aware controls
Manage data connections and databases.
This objective may include but is not limited to: database connections; connection objects; connection pools; transaction objects;

Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications

Debug a Web application.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Use in conjunction with custom error pages to display appropriate error information to the appropriate user; implement tracing of a Web application, Trace.axd, Trace=True on @Page directive,
Handle Web application errors
This objective may include but is not limited to: HTTP error codes

Working with Client-Side Scripting

Understand client-side scripting.
This objective may include but is not limited to: purpose of client-side scripting, various client-side scripting languages
Understand AJAX concepts.
This objective may include but is not limited to: ASP.NET AJAX implementation, working with client-side libraries, EnablePartialRendering, Triggers, ChildrenAsTriggers, Scripts, Services, UpdateProgress, Timer, ScriptManagerProxy, extender controls

Configuring and Deploying Web Applications

Configure authentication and authorization.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Forms Authentication, Windows Authentication; authorization; file authorization; impersonation

This objective does not include: Windows Cardspace authentication, Passport (Windows Live ID) authentication, Custom authentication
Configure projects, solutions, and reference assemblies.
This objective may include but is not limited to: local assemblies, shared assemblies (GAC), Web application projects, solutions; configuration files; AppSettings
Publish Web applications.
This objective may include but is not limited to: choosing the appropriate method to deploy an application based on existing or intended environment; updatable vs. not updateable; MSI deployment; Internet Information Server (IIS) installation and configuration.
Understand application pools.
This objective may include but is not limited to: purpose of application pools; effect of application pools on Web applications
Not: configuring or assigning application pools

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.

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