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Exam 70-562 - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development

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Overview

Language(s): English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)
Audience(s): Developers
Technology: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Type: Proctored Exam

Exam Topics Covered

This certification exam measures your ability to develop applications using ASP.NET in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.

Questions that contain code will be presented in either VB or C#. Candidates can select one of theses languages when they start the exam.

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-based, medium-sized to large development environment. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Web-based applications by using Microsoft ASP.NET. Candidates should also have a minimum of one year of experience with the following:

  • Database access by using Microsoft ADO.NET classes in the Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Web services
  • State management
  • ASP.NET configuration
  • Monitoring Web applications
  • Debugging
  • Application and page life-cycle management
  • Security aspects such as Forms Authentication and membership and roles
  • ECMAScript (JavaScript, Microsoft JScript)
  • Internet Information Server (IIS)

Candidates should be very familiar with Visual Studio 2005 or later and the .NET Framework classes that are related to ASP.NET and ADO.NET. In addition, candidates should have a good grasp of ASP.NET AJAX.

Credit Toward Certification

Exam 70-562: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.

Skills Measured

Configuring and Deploying Web Applications (10%)

  • Configure providers.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: personalization, membership, data sources, site map, resource, security

  • Configure authentication, authorization, and impersonation.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: Forms Authentication, Windows 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

  • Configure session state by using Microsoft SQL Server, State Server, or InProc.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: setting the timeout; cookieless sessions

  • Publish Web applications.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: FTP, File System, or HTTP from Visual Studio

  • Configure application pools.

  • Compile an application by using Visual Studio or command-line tools.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: aspnet_compiler.exe, Just-In-Time (JIT) compiling, aspnet_merge.exe

Consuming and Creating Server Controls (20%)

  • Implement data-bound controls.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: DataGrid, DataList, Repeater, ListView, GridView, FormView, DetailsView, TreeView, DataPager

  • Load user controls dynamically.

  • Create and consume custom controls.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: registering controls on a page, creating templated controls

  • Implement client-side validation and server-side validation.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: RequiredFieldValidator, CompareValidator, RegularExpressionValidator, CustomValidator, RangeValidator

  • Consume standard controls.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: Button, TextBox, DropDownList, RadioButton, CheckBox, HyperLink, Wizard, MultiView

Working with Data and Services (17%)

  • Read and write XML data.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: XmlDocument, XPathNavigator, XPathNodeIterator, XPathDocument, XmlReader, XmlWriter, XmlDataDocument, XmlNamespaceManager

  • Manipulate data by using DataSet and DataReader objects.

  • Call a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service or a Web service from an ASP.NET Web page.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: App_WebReferences; configuration

  • Implement a DataSource control.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: LinqDataSource, ObjectDataSource, XmlDataSource, SqlDataSource

  • Bind controls to data by using data binding syntax.

Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications (16%)

  • Configure debugging and custom errors.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: Configuring the customErrors mode and debugging options.

  • Set up an environment to perform remote debugging.

  • Debug unhandled exceptions when using ASP.NET AJAX.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: client-side Sys.Debug methods; attaching a debugger to Windows Internet Explorer

  • Implement tracing of a Web application.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: Trace.axd, Trace=True on @Page directive,

  • Debug deployment issues.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: aspnet_regiis.exe; creating an IIS Web application; setting the .NET Framework version

  • Monitor Web applications.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: health monitoring by using WebEvent, performance counters

Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting (15%)

  • Implement Web Forms by using ASP.NET AJAX.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: EnablePartialRendering, Triggers, ChildrenAsTriggers, Scripts, Services, UpdateProgress, Timer, ScriptManagerProxy

  • Interact with the ASP.NET AJAX client-side library.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects; handling ASP.NET AJAX events

  • Consume services from client scripts.

  • Create and register client script.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: inline, included .js file, embedded JavaScript resource, created from server code

Targeting Mobile Devices (5%)

  • Access device capabilities.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: working with emulators

  • Control device-specific rendering.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: DeviceSpecific control; device filters; control templates

  • Add mobile Web controls to a Web page.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: StyleSheet controls; List controls; Container controls

  • Implement control adapters.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: App_Browsers; rendering by using ChtmlTextWriter or XhtmlTextWriter

Programming Web Applications (17%)

  • Customize the layout and appearance of a Web page.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: CSS, Themes and Skins, Master Pages, and Web Parts, App_Themes, StyleSheetTheme

  • Work with ASP.NET intrinsic objects.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: Request, Server, Application, Session, Response, HttpContext

  • Implement globalization and accessibility.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: resource files, culture settings, RegionInfo, App_GlobalResources, App_LocalResources, TabIndex, AlternateText , GenerateEmptyAlternateText, AccessKey, Label.AssociatedControlID

  • Implement business objects and utility classes.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: App_Code , external assemblies

  • Implement session state, view state, control state, cookies, cache, or application state.

  • Handle events and control page flow.

    This objective may include but is not limited to: page events, control events, application events, and session events, cross-page posting; Response.Redirect, Server.Transfer, IsPostBack, setting AutoEventWireup

  • Implement the Generic Handler.

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