Preparation Guide for Exam 70-553

UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1

Updated: May 9, 2008
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Exam news

Exam 70-553: UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1 became available May 26, 2006. This is one of two Professional Developer (PRO) upgrade exams for those who have obtained the MCSD on Microsoft .NET certification.

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Audience profile

Candidates for this exam work on a team in a medium-sized or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer or Visual Studio 2005. Candidates should have at least two years of experience developing Windows-based applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005.

Candidates should have at least three to four years of on-the-job experience dedicated to Windows-based and Web-based application development. Candidates should have worked in the following phases of the application life cycle:

Technical envisioning and planning

Design and development

Stabilizing and releasing

Candidates should be able to design and develop the Web interface of common business applications, such as:

Web-based client applications, both intranet and Internet, that may connect to data stores or middle-tier business logic

Data-oriented applications that provide data entry, data analysis, and reporting capabilities

Workflow and communication applications

Inventory and resource planning applications

Financial and accounting applications

Applications for the insurance and pharmaceutical industries

Business-to-business (B2B) applications

Business-to-customer (B2C) applications

Company Web sites

Web-based shopping cart applications

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Credit toward certification

When you pass Exam 70-553: UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1, you earn credit toward the following certifications:

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications

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Code languages

When the exam begins, you can choose the programming language in which the code segments will appear. The available code languages for this exam are:

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005

Microsoft Visual C# 2005

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Preparation tools and resources

To 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" section.

Classroom trainingMicrosoft E-LearningMicrosoft Press booksPractice tests

Workshop 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (three days)

Workshop 2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (two days)

Workshop 2543: Core Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Workshop 2544: Advanced Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (two days)

Workshop 2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (three days)

Workshop 2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (two days)

Collection 2541: Core Data Access Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (18-hour series)

Collection 2542: Advanced Data Access Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12-hour series)

Collection 2543: Core Web Client Programming with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (18-hour series)

Collection 2544: Advanced Web Client Programming with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12-hour series)

Collection 2546: Core Windows Client Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (18-hour series)

Collection 2547: Advanced Windows Client Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12-hour series)

Note Collection 2956 is now offered as two collections:

Collection 5160: Core Development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (formerly part of Collection 2956) (16-hour series)

Collection 5161: Advanced Development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (formerly part of Collection 2956) (14-hour series)

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation

MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-547): Designing and Developing Web-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-548): Designing and Developing Windows-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Language

Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language

Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference

Debugging Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Applications: Advanced Topics

MeasureUp (Measureup.com)

Self Test Software (Selftestsoftware.com)

Microsoft online resources

Learning Plan: Get started by creating a step-by-step study guide that is based on recommended resources for this exam.

Microsoft Learning Community: Join newsgroups and visit community forums to connect with your peers for suggestions on training resources and advice on your certification path and studies.

TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best practices, downloads, technical resources, newsgroups, and chats.

MSDN: Designed as a reference for developers, the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) features code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, and chats.

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Skills measured

This certification exam measures your ability to develop and implement rich client applications for the Windows Forms platform by using the .NET Framework 2.0, as well as your ability to build interactive, data-driven Web-based applications with Web forms, ASP.NET, and the .NET Framework for both intranet and Internet uses. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed in the following table. The table lists Official Microsoft Learning Products that may help you reach competency in the skills being tested in the exam.

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Skills measured by Exam 70-553Workshop 2541Workshop 2542Workshop 2543Workshop 2544Workshop 2546Workshop 2547Collection 2956
Section 1       
Developing applications that use system types and collections        

Manage data in a .NET Framework application by using .NET Framework 2.0 system types. (Refer System namespace)

Value types

Reference types

Attributes

Generic types

Exception classes

Boxing and UnBoxing

TypeForwardedToAttributes class







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Manage a group of associated data in a .NET Framework application by using collections. (Refer System.Collections namespace)

ArrayList class

Collection interfaces

Iterators

Hashtable class

CollectionBase class and ReadOnlyCollectionBase class

DictionaryBase class and DictionaryEntry class

Comparer class

Queue class

SortedList class

BitArray class

Stack class







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Improve type safety and application performance in a .NET Framework application by using generic collections. (Refer System.Collections.Generic namespace)

Collection.Generic interfaces

Generic Dictionary

Generic Comparer class and Generic EqualityComparer class

Generic KeyValuePair structure

Generic List class, Generic List.Enumerator structure, and Generic SortedList class

Generic Queue class and Generic Queue.Enumerator structure

Generic SortedDictionary class

Generic LinkedList

Generic Stack class and Generic Stack.Enumerator structure







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Implement .NET Framework interfaces to cause components to comply with standard contracts. (Refer System namespace)

IComparable interface

IDisposable interface

IConvertible interface

ICloneable interface

INullableValue interface

IEquatable interface

IFormattable interface







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application        

Embed configuration management functionality into a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Configuration namespace)

Configuration class and ConfigurationManager class

ConfigurationSettings class, ConfigurationElement class, ConfigurationElementCollection class, and ConfigurationElementProperty class

Implement IConfigurationSectionHandler interface

ConfigurationSection class, ConfigurationSectionCollection class, ConfigurationSectionGroup class, and ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection class

Implement ISettingsProviderService interface

Implement IApplicationSettingsProvider interface

ConfigurationValidationBase class

Implement IConfigurationSystem interface







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Debug and trace a .NET Framework application by using the System.Diagnostics namespace.

Debug class and Debugger class

Trace class, CorrelationManager class, TraceListener class, TraceSource class, TraceSwitch class, XmlWriterTraceListener class, DelimitedListTraceListener class, and EventlogTraceListener class

Debugger attributes







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application        

Serialize or deserialize an object or an object graph by using runtime serialization techniques. (Refer System.Runtime.Serialization namespace)

Serialization interfaces

Serilization attributes

SerializationEntry structure and SerializationInfo class

ObjectManager class

Formatter class, FormatterConverter class, and FormatterServices class

StreamingContext structure







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

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

Serialize and deserialize objects into XML format by using the XmlSerializer class.

Control serialization by using serialization attributes.

Implement XML Serialization interfaces to provide custom formatting for XML serialization.

Delegates and event handlers provided by the System.Xml.Serialization namespace







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Access files and folders by using the File System classes. (Refer System.IO namespace)

File class and FileInfo class

Directory class and DirectoryInfo class

DriveInfo class and DriveType enumeration

FileSystemInfo class and FileSystemWatcher class

Path class

ErrorEventArgs class and ErrorEventHandler delegate

RenamedEventArgs class and RenamedEventHandler delegate







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Compress or decompress stream information in a .NET Framework application (refer System.IO.Compression namespace), and improve the security of application data by using isolated storage. (Refer System.IO.IsolatedStorage namespace)

IsolatedStorageFile class

IsolatedStorageFileStream class

DeflateStream class

GZipStream class







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Improving the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework 2.0 security features        

Implement access control by using the System.Security.AccessControl classes.

DirectorySecurity class, FileSecurity class, FileSystemSecurity class, and RegistrySecurity class

AccessRule class

AuthorizationRule class and AuthorizationRuleCollection class

CommonAce class, CommonAcl class, CompoundAce class, GeneralAce class, and GeneralAcl class

AuditRule class

MutexSecurity class, ObjectSecurity class, and SemaphoreSecurity class







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Implement a custom authentication scheme by using the System.Security.Authentication classes. (Refer System.Security.Authentication namespace)

Authentication algorithms and SSL protocols







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Encrypt, decrypt, and hash data by using the System.Security.Cryptography classes. (Refer System.Security.Cryptography namespace)

DES class and DESCryptoServiceProvider class

HashAlgorithm class

DSA class and DSACryptoServiceProvider class

SHA1 class and SHA1CryptoServiceProvider class

TripleDES and TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider class

MD5 class and MD5CryptoServiceProvider class

RSA class and RSACryptoServiceProvider class

RandomNumberGenerator class

CryptoStream class

CryptoConfig class

RC2 class and RC2CryptoServiceProvider class

AssymetricAlgorithm class

ProtectedData class and ProtectedMemory class

RijndaelManaged class and RijndaelManagedTransform class

CspParameters class

CryptoAPITransform class

Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC)







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Control permissions for resources by using the System.Security.Permission classes. (Refer System.Security.Permission namespace)

SecurityPermission class

PrincipalPermission class

FileIOPermission class

StrongNameIdentityPermission class

UIPermission class

UrlIdentityPermission class

PublisherIdentityPermission class

GacIdentityPermission class

FileDialogPermission class

DataProtectionPermission class

EnvironmentPermission class

IUnrestrictedPermission interface

RegistryPermission class

IsolatedStorageFilePermission class

KeyContainerPermission class

ReflectionPermission class

StorePermission class

SiteIdentityPermission class







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Control code privileges by using System.Security.Policy classes. (Refer System.Security.Policy namespace)

ApplicationSecurityInfo class and ApplicationSecurityManager class

ApplicationTrust class and ApplicationTrustCollection class

Evidence class and PermissionRequestEvidence class

CodeGroup class, FileCodeGroup class, FirstMatchCodeGroup class, NetCodeGroup class, and UnionCodeGroup class

Condition classes

PolicyLevel class and PolicyStatement class

IApplicationTrustManager interface, IMembershipCondition interface, and IIdentityPermissionFactory interface







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Access and modify identity information by using the System.Security.Principal classes. (Refer System.Security.Principal namespace)

GenericIdentity class and GenericPrincipal class

WindowsIdentity class and WindowsPrincipal class

NTAccount class and SecurityIdentifier class

IIdentity interface and IPrincipal interface

WindowsImpersonationContext class

IdentityReference class and IdentityReferenceCollection class







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application        

Send electronic mail to a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for delivery from a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Net.Mail namespace)

MailMessage class

MailAddress class and MailAddressCollection class

SmtpClient class, SmtpPermission class, and SmtpPermissionAttribute class

Attachment class, AttachmentBase class, and AttachmentCollection class

SmtpException class, SmtpFailedReceipientException class, and SmtpFailedReceipientsException class

SendCompletedEventHandler delegate

LinkedResource class and LinkedResourceCollection class

AlternateView class and AlternateViewCollection class







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application        

Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application by using the System.Drawing namespace.

Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application by using brushes, pens, colors, and fonts.

Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application by using graphics, images, bitmaps, and icons.

Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application by using shapes and sizes.







The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

Section 2        
Creating and Programming a Web Application        

Add and configure Web server controls.

Add Web server controls to a Web Form.

Configure the properties of Web server controls programmatically.

Configure Web server control properties by using the Microsoft Visual Studio Property Editor.

Specify whether events of a control cause a Web Form to post to the server.

Configure a control to receive postback events.

Access controls in Web Forms pages when working with naming containers and child controls.

Create HTML server controls in the designer.

Set HTML server control properties programmatically.

Use HTML server controls to programmatically access HTML tags.

Create HTML controls as elements in an HTML document.

Use the AdRotator Web server control to manage banners and pop-up windows.

Use the Button Web server control to send a command to the server when a button is clicked.

Display a calendar on a Web page by using the Calendar Web server control.

Implement the CheckBox Web server control.

Implement the FileUpload Web server control.

Create and manipulate links on a Web Form by using the HyperLink Web server control.

Display an image on a Web Form by using the Image Web server control.

Implement a button on a Web Form by using the ImageButton Web server control.

Define hotspot regions within an image by using the ImageMap Web server control.

Use the Label Web server control to display customized text on a Web page.

Display a hyperlink style button on a Web Form by using the LinkButton Web server control.

Display lists of information by using controls that derive from the ListControl class.

Create a Web Form with static text by using the Literal Web server control.

Implement pagination for controls on a page by using the Pager Web server control.

Use the Panel Web server control to arrange controls in groups on a page.

Create a container for a group of View controls by using the MultiView Web server control.

Use the View Web server control to create a Web application.

Create a mutually exclusive set of choices by using the RadioButton Web server control.

Construct a table by using the Table, TableRow, and TableCell Web server controls.

Enable users to type information into a Web Form by using the TextBox Web server control.

Create a wizard by using the Wizard Web server control to collect data through multiple steps of a process.

Use the XML Web server control to create XML data at the location of the control.

Customize the appearance of Web server controls by using Web control templates.

Programmatically edit settings in a Web site's configuration file.

Dynamically add Web server controls to a Web Forms page.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Configure settings for a Web application.

Configure system-wide settings in the Machine.config file.

Configure settings for a Web application in the Web.config file.

Manage a Web application's configuration by using the Web Site Administration Tool.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Program a Web application.

Redirect users to another Web page by using a server-side method.

Detect browser types in Web Forms.

Ascertain the cause of an unhandled exception at the page level.

Programmatically access the header of a Web page.

Implement cross-page postbacks.

Assign focus to a control on a page when the page is displayed.

Avoid performing unnecessary processing on a round trip by using a page's IsPostBack property.

Access encapsulated page and application context.

Avoid unnecessary client-side redirection by using the HttpServerUtility.Transfer method.

Avoid round trips by using client-side scripts.

Use a page's Async attribute to create a page that has built-in asynchronous capabilities.

Convert HTML server controls to HTML elements.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Integrating Data in a Web Application by Using ADO.NET, XML, and Data-Bound Controls        

Implement data-bound controls.

Use tabular data source controls to return tabular data.

Use hierarchical data source controls to display hierarchical data.

Display data by using simple data-bound controls.

Display data by using composite data-bound controls.

Display data by using hierarchical data-bound controls.

Use the FormView control to display the values of a single table record from a data source.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Manage connections and transactions of databases.

Configure a connection to a database graphically by using the Connection Wizard.

Configure a connection by using Server Explorer.

Configure a connection to a database by using the connection class.

Connect to a database by using specific database connection objects.

Enumerate through instances of Microsoft SQL Server by using the DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses method.

Open a connection by using the Open method of a connection object.

Close a connection by using the connection object.

Secure a connection to protect access to your data source.

Create a connection designed for reuse in a connection pool.

Control connection pooling by configuring ConnectionString values based on database type.

Use connection events to detect database information.

Handle connection exceptions when connecting to a database.

Perform transactions by using the ADO.NET Transaction object.

The course includes material to prepare you for this task.







Create, delete, and edit data in a connected environment.

Retrieve data by using a DataReader object.

Build SQL commands visually in Server Explorer.

Build SQL commands in code.

Create parameters for a command object.

Perform database operations by using a command object.

Retrieve data from a database by using a command object.

Perform asynchronous operations by using a command object.

Perform bulk copy operations to copy data to a SQL Server computer.

Store and retrieve binary large object (BLOB) data types in a database.

The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.






Creating Custom Web Controls        

Create a composite Web application control.

Create a user control.

Convert a Web Forms page to a user control.

Include a user control in a Web Forms page.

Manipulate user control properties.

Handle user control events within the user control code-declaration block or code-behind file.

Create instances of user controls programmatically.

Develop user controls in a code-behind file.

Create a templated user control.




The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Tracing, Configuring, and Deploying Applications        

Copy a Web application to a target server by using the Copy Web tool.



The course includes material to prepare you for this task.





Precompile a Web application by using the Publish Web tool.



The course includes material to prepare you for this task.





Optimize and troubleshoot a Web application.

Customize event-level analysis by using the ASP.NET health-monitoring API.

Use performance counters to track the execution of an application.

Troubleshoot a Web application by using ASP.NET tracing.

Optimize performance by using the ASP.NET Cache object.




The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Customizing and Personalizing a Web Application        

Implement a consistent page design by using master pages.

Create a master page.

Add a ContentPlaceHolder control to a master page.

Specify default content for a ContentPlaceHolder.

Reference external resources in a master page.

Define the content of a particular page in a content page.

Create a content page.

Add content to a content page.

Reference a master page member from a content page.

Handle events when using master pages.

Create a nested master page.

Change master pages dynamically.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Customize a Web page by using themes and user profiles.

Apply a theme declaratively.

Apply a theme programmatically.

Apply a user-selected theme programmatically.

Define custom themes.

Define the appearance of a control by using skins.

Enable users to personalize an application by using Web Parts.

Track and store user-specific information by using user profiles.

Personalize a Web page by dynamically adding or removing child controls in a Placeholder control at run time.




The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Implement Web Parts in a Web application.

Track and coordinate all Web Parts controls on a page by adding a WebPartManager control.

Connect Web Parts to each other by using connection objects.

Divide a page that uses Web Parts into zones by using WebPartZones.

Present a list of available Web Parts controls to users by using CatalogPart controls.

Enable users to edit and personalize Web Parts controls on a page by using EditorPart controls.




The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.




Implementing Authentication and Authorization        

Establish a user's identity by using forms authentication.

Configure forms authentication for a Web application by using a configuration file.

Enable cookieless forms authentication by setting the cookieless attribute.

Use membership APIs and the Membership class to manage users.

Enable anonymous identification.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Use authorization to establish the rights of an authenticated user.

Manage roles in the Web Site Administration Tool.

Ascertain whether a specific user is in role.

Get the roles for a specific user by using the Roles object or the User object.

Store role information in a cookie.

Restrict access to files by using file authorization.

Restrict access to portions of an application by using URL authorization.



The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Use login controls to control access to a Web application.

Use the Login Web server control.

Use the LoginView Web server control to view a user's login status.

Use the PasswordRecovery Web server control to allow a user to recover a password.

Use the LoginStatus Web server control to display either a login or logout link.

Use the LoginName Web server control to display a user's login name on a Web page.

Use the CreateUserWizard Web server control as a UI for creating new Web application user accounts.

Use the ChangePassword Web server control to allow users to change their passwords.

Specify the membership provider used for logging on.

Configure a mail server so that login controls can be used to send e-mail messages to users.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Creating ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications        

Create a mobile Web application project.



The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Use device-specific rendering to display controls on a variety of devices.



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Use adaptive rendering to modify the appearance of Web server controls.








Use the mobile Web controls to display content on a device.



The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.





Section 3        
Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls        

Manage control layout on a Windows Form.

Group and arrange controls by using the Panel control, GroupBox control, TabControl control, FlowLayoutPanel control, and TableLayoutPanel control.

Use the SplitContainer control to create dynamic container areas.





The course includes material to prepare you for this task.



Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

Use the integrated development environment (IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time.

Add controls to a Windows Form at run time.

Configure controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the UI.

Modify control properties.

Configure controls on a Windows Form at run time to ensure that the UI complies with best practices.

Create and configure command controls on a Windows Form.

Create and configure text edit controls on a Windows Form.

Create and configure text display controls on a Windows Form.

Use the LinkLabel control to add Web-style links to Windows Forms applications.

Provide a list of options on a Windows Form by using a ListBox control, a ComboBox control, or a CheckedListBox control.

Configure the layout and functionality of a Windows Form to display a list of items.

Implement value-setting controls on a Windows Form.

Configure a WebBrowser control.

Add and configure date-setting controls on a Windows Form.

Display images by using Windows Forms controls.

Configure the NotifyIcon component.

Create access keys for Windows Forms controls.





The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.


Create and configure menus.

Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form.

Change the displayed menu structure programmatically.

Create and configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form.





The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.


Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application        

Implement data-bound controls.

Use the DataGridView control to display and update the tabular data contained in a data source.

Use a simple data-bound control to display a single data element on a Windows Form.

Implement complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources.

Navigate forward and backward through records in a DataSet in Windows Forms.

Define a data source by using a DataConnector component.

Create data forms by using the Data Form Wizard.





The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.


Manage connections and transactions.

Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection Wizard.

Configure a connection to a database by using Server Explorer.

Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection class.

Connect to a database by using specific database Connection objects.

Enumerate through instances of Microsoft SQL Server.

Open an ADO.NET connection to a database.

Close an ADO.NET connection to a database by using the Close method of the Connection object.

Protect access to data source connection details.

Create a connection designed for reuse in a connection pool.

Control a connection pool by configuring ConnectionString values based on database type.

Use the Connection events to detect database information.

Handle exceptions when connecting to a database.

Perform transactions by using the Transaction object.

The course includes material to prepare you for this task.







Read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class.

Read XML data by using the XmlReader class.

Read all XML element and attribute content.

Read specific element and attribute content.

Read XML data by using the XmlTextReader class.

Read node trees by using the XmlNodeReader class.

Validate XML data by using the XmlValidatingReader class.

Write XML data by using the XmlWriter class.

The course includes material to prepare you for this task.







Enhancing Usability        

Create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components.

Configure the PropertyGrid component.

Configure the ProgressBar control to indicate progress graphically.

Display status information by using the StatusStrip control.

Configure the ToolTip component.

Configure the ErrorProvider component.

Configure the HelpProvider component.

Play system sounds and audio files by using the SoundPlayer.

Configure the Timer component to raise an event at regular intervals.

Enable scrolling by using the HScrollBar and VScrollBar controls.





The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.

The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.


Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience        

Manage a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

Run a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

Announce the completion of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

Cancel a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

Report the progress of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

Request the status of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.





The course includes material to prepare you for this task.



Configuring and Deploying Applications        

Configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology.

Install a Windows Forms application on a client computer by using ClickOnce deployment.

Install a Windows Forms application from a server by using ClickOnce deployment.

Configure the required permissions of an application by using ClickOnce deployment.





The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.



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