Exam 70-485:

Advanced Windows Store App Development using C#

Published:	October 18, 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 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 the Process Lifetime Management (PLM) for Windows Store apps
Experience managing and securing app data for a Windows Store 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 70-485: Advanced Windows Store App Development 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.

Develop Windows Store Apps (17%)

Create background tasks.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implement the Windows.applicationmodel.background classes; implement the IBackgroundTask interface

Consume background tasks.

This objective may include but is not limited to: use timing and system triggers; keep communication channels open; request lock screen access; use the BackgroundTransfer class to finish downloads

Create and consume WinMD components.

This objective may include but is not limited to: create a WinMD component in C#; consume a WinMD component; handle WinMD reference types; reference a WinMD component

Discover and Interacting with Devices (16%)

Capture media with the camera and microphone.

This objective may include but is not limited to: use CameraCaptureUI to capture pictures or video; use MediaCapture to capture pictures, video, or 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 of a device (for example, GPS, accelerometer, near field communication, and camera)

Program User Interaction (17%)

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 your app

Implement Play To by using contracts and charms.

This objective may include but is not limited to: register your app for Play To; use PlayToManager to stream media assets; register your 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 (16%)

Design for and implement UI responsiveness.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose an asynchronous strategy for your app; implement the Task Parallel library for multi-processor utilization; convert asynchronous operations to tasks

Create animations and transitions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: apply animations from the animation library; create and customize animations and transitions, including XAML transitions; implement storyboards and transformations; utilize built-in animations for controls

Create custom controls.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose the appropriate base control to create a custom control template; style a control through control templates; design the control template to respond to changes in viewstate

Design Windows Store apps for globalization and localization.

This objective may include but is not limited to: implement .resw files to translate text; implement collation and grouping to support different reading directions; implement culture-specific formatting for dates and times

Manage Data and Security (17%)

Design and implement data caching.

This objective may include but is not limited to: choose which types of items (user data, settings, app data) in an app should be persisted to the cache according to requirements; choose when items are cached; choose where items are cached (Windows Azure, remote storage); select the caching mechanism

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 StorageFile and StorageFolder classes; set file extensions and associations; save and retrieve files by using the file picker classes; compress files to save space; access libraries, including pictures, documents, and videos

Secure app 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 (17%)

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; application class for global collection; handle device capability errors; handle asynchronous errors

Design and implement a test strategy.

This objective may include but is not limited to: recommend a functional test plan; implement a coded UI test; recommend a reliability test plan (performance testing, stress testing, scalability testing, duration testing); implement unit testing in an app

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)

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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