Preparation Guide for Exam 70-540

Value types

Reference types

Attributes

Generic types

Exception classes

Boxing and Unboxing

TypeForwardedToAttribute class

Collection.Generic interfaces

Generic Dictionary

Generic Comparer class and Generic EqualityComparer class

Generic KeyValuePair structure

Generic List class and Generic SortedList class

Generic Queue class

Generic LinkedList

Generic Stack class

IComparable interface

IDisposable interface

IConvertible interface

IEquatable interface

IFormattable interface

Thread class

ThreadPool class

ThreadStart delegate class

Timeout class, Timer class, TimerCallback delegate, WaitCallback delegate, and WaitHandle class

ThreadPriority enumeration

AutoResetEvent class and ManualResetEvent class

IAsyncResult Interface (Refer System Namespace)

Interlocked class

Monitor class and Mutex class

StringBuilder class

Regex class

Match class and MatchCollection class

Group class

Encoding classes

Decoder classes

Create and manage a Windows Form.

Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

Create and configure menus.

Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls.

Initialize binding by modifying control properties.

Implement simple data binding to bind data to read-only controls.

Implement complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources.

Update underlying bound data.

Create orientation-aware applications.

Create resolution-aware applications.

Create DPI-aware applications.

File class and FileInfo class

Directory class and DirectoryInfo class

FileSystemInfo class

Path class

StringReader class and StringWriter class

TextReader class and TextWriter class

StreamReader class and StreamWriter class

BinaryReader class and BinaryWriter class

Control the serialization of an object into XML format by using the System.Xml.Serialization namespace.

Read XML data by using the XmlTextReader class.

Write XML data by using the XmlTextWriter class.

Process XML data by using the XmlDocument class.

Create a SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database programmatically by using the SqlCeEngine object.

Create a SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database dynamically by using the AddSubscription method of the SqlCeReplication object.

Create a SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database visually by using the Data Source Configuration Wizard in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Create a SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database visually by using SQL Server Management Studio.

Create a SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition database by using Query Analyzer 3.0.

Write Select queries.

Write Insert queries.

Write Update queries.

Write Delete queries.

Write queries to create a table.

Write queries to alter a table.

Write queries to drop a table.

Write queries to manage Indexes and Constraints.

Query the INFORMATION_SCHEMA view.

Write code to parse and retrieve error information from a SqlCeException object.

Create a SqlCeTransaction object.

Attach a SqlCeTransaction object to a SqlCeConnection object.

Begin a transaction by using a SqlCeTransaction object.

Commit a transaction by using a SqlCeTransaction object.

Roll back a transaction by using a SqlCeTransaction object.

Initiate tracking on a pulled table.

Pull data with or without Indexes.

Use the SubmitSQL method to execute a Transact-SQL statement on the host SQL Server computer.

Execute Stored Procs on a server.

Create temporary tables on a server.

Execute queries on a server.

Execute a data manipulation language (DML) event on the server.

Push a tracked SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition table's data to the host SQL Server database.

Create and open a new serial port and configure the serial port parameters.

Read from a serial port.

Write to a serial port.

Close and release a serial port.

Create a new TCP client.

Retrieve data from a TCP client.

Send data via a TCP client.

Close and release a TcpClient connection.

Initiate and abort asynchronous socket operations.

Handle socket exceptions.

Read and write socket data by using the NetworkStream class.

Create, open, and delete a message queue.

Send messages to a message queue.

Retrieve messages from a message queue.

Programmatically create and display System.WindowCe.Forms.Notification.

Capture and respond to user input to a notification bubble.

Query the current system state values.

Request status notifications by using event handler and application launch conditions.

Import a type library as an assembly.

Use information from an IDL file to create a managed interface.

Create, call, and dispose of a COM object from managed code.

Make a managed class visible to COM components.

Emulator

Debugger

Remote tools

Setup tools

Application signing