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Exam 70-529: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development Curriculum Outline

Web Services with Visual Basic 2005

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

2.50 Hours

Objectives :

Web Services with Visual Basic 2005

identify how to create an XML web service and create web service methods.

identify how to develop web service clients and call web methods asynchronously.

identify how to publish, debug, and deploy XML web services.

create and publish a basic XML web service, given a scenario.

identify how to implement configuration options relating to web services and configure key aspects of SOAP messages.

identify how to implement SOAP headers and SOAP extensions.

identify how to manage session state by using the Application object, Session object, and cookies.

complete the code to manage key aspects of SOAP messaging and implement web service session state, given a scenario.

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Remoting with Visual Basic 2005

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

2.50 Hours

Objectives :

Remoting with Visual Basic 2005

identify how to create and serialize remotable types and identify how to manage the lifetime of remote objects.

identify how to build remoting host .NET applications and remoting client .NET applications.

identify how to debug, host, and deploy remoting applications.

create and debug a remoting application, given a scenario.

identify how to call remote methods asynchronously.

identify how to implement events in remoting applications.

complete the code to call a remote method asynchronously and implement an event handler for the events of a remote object, given a scenario.

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Serviced Components and Messaging with Visual Basic 2005

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

3.50 Hours

Objectives :

Serviced Components and Messaging with Visual Basic 2005

identify how to create, configure, and register serviced components.

identify how to build secure serviced components.

create, configure, and secure a serviced component in an application, given a scenario.

identify how to perform key message queuing tasks in a distributed application environment.

identify how to implement message sending in a distributed application environment.

identify how to implement message receipt in a distributed application environment.

create a message queue, and send and receive messages, given a scenario.

identify how to request acknowledgement for messages, create a response queue, and apply a rule to a message queue.

identify how to implement message encryption, decryption, and authentication.

outline the steps for encryption and authentication in messages, and complete the code to implement message security, given a scenario.

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WSE Implementation with Visual Basic 2005

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

2.50 Hours

Objectives :

WSE Implementation with Visual Basic 2005

identify how to enable Web Service Enhancements (WSE) in applications.

identify how to implement filters in web service applications.

identify how to implement a policy for web service applications.

set up filters and policies for a web service application, given a scenario.

identify how to implement key aspects of Web Services Enhancements (WSE) SOAP messaging.

identify how to implement SOAP message routing using a Web Services Enhancements (WSE) router.

identify how to encrypt and decrypt SOAP messages, implement message authentication with Web Services Enhancements (WSE).

implement key Web Services (WSE) messaging features and routing, given a scenario.

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Web Services with C# 2005

Overview/Description
To identify how to create, publish, debug, and deploy XML web services, and to identify how to manage key aspects SOAP messages and implement session state in web services

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and C# 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

160 Minutes

Objectives :

Web Services with C# 2005

Identify how to create an XML web service and create web service methods.

Identify how to develop web service clients and call web methods asynchronously.

Identify how to publish, debug, and deploy XML web services.

Create and publish a basic XML web service, given a scenario.

Identify how to implement configuration options relating to web services and configure key aspects of SOAP messages.

Identify how to implement SOAP headers and SOAP extensions.

Identify how to manage session state by using the Application object, Session object, and cookies.

Complete the code to manage key aspects of SOAP messaging and implement web service session state, given a scenario.

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Remoting with C# 2005

Overview/Description
To identify how to create, debug, host, and deploy remoting applications, and to identify how to call methods asynchronously and implement events in remoting applications

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and C# 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

140 Minutes

Objectives :

Remoting with C# 2005

Identify how to create and serialize remotable types and to identify how to manage the lifetime of remote objects.

Identify how to build remoting host .NET applications and remoting client .NET applications.

Identify how to debug, host, and deploy remoting applications.

Create and debug a remoting application, given a scenario.

Identify how to call remote methods asynchronously.

Identify how to implement events in remoting applications.

Complete the code to call a remote method asynchronously and implement an event hander for the events of a remote object, given a scenario.

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WSE Implementation with C# 2005

Overview/Description
To identify how to enable Web Services Enhancements (WSE) in web service applications, implement filters and policies, and implement key aspects of WSE messaging and routing

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and C# 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

160 Minutes

Objectives :

WSE Implementation with C# 2005

Identify how to enable Web Services Enhancements (WSE) in applications.

Identify how to implement filters in web service applications.

Identify how to implement a policy for web service applications.

Set up filters and policies for a web service application, given a scenario.

Identify how to implement key aspects of Web Services Enhancements (WSE) SOAP messaging.

Identify how to implement SOAP message routing using a Web Services Enhancements (WSE) router.

Identify how to encrypt and decrypt SOAP messages and implement message authentication with Web Services Enhancements (WSE).

Implement key Web Services Enhancements (WSE) messaging features and routing, given a scenario.

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Serviced Components and Messaging with C# 2005

Overview/Description
To identify how to create secure serviced components and implement key aspects of messaging

Target Audience

Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 and C# 2005 to develop distributed applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development (70-529) exam

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of developing .NET Framework 2.0 applications; experience developing distributed applications using the .NET Framework; working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005

Expected Duration

200 Minutes

Objectives :

Serviced Components and Messaging with C# 2005

Identify how to create, configure, and register serviced components.

Identify how to build secure serviced components.

Create, configure, and secure a serviced component in an application, given a scenario.

Identify how to perform key message queuing tasks in a distributed application environment.

Identify how to implement message sending in a distributed application environment.

Identify how to implement message receipt in a distributed application environment.

Create a message queue, and send and receive messages, given a scenario.

Identify how to request acknowledgement for messages, create a response queue, and apply a rule to a message queue.

Identify how to implement message encryption, decryption, and authentication.

Outline the steps for encryption and authentication in messages, and complete the code to implement message security, given a scenario.

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Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation Curriculum Outline

Mentoring 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation

Overview/Description
SkillSoft Mentors are available to help students with their studies for exam 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation. You can reach them by entering a Mentored Chat Room or by using the E-mail My Mentor service.

Target Audience
Individuals who are studying the associated SkillSoft content in preparation for, or to become familiar with, the skills and competencies being measured by the actual certification exam.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with the exam objectives listed below and skills and competencies being measured in the associated certification exam.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.0

Lesson Objectives

Mentoring 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation

Developing applications that use system types and collections

Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application

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

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

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

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

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

Course Number:
mnt70536vb

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TestPrep 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation

Overview/Description
To test your knowledge on the skills and competencies being measured by the vendor certification exam. TestPrep can be taken in either Study or Certification mode. Study mode is designed to maximize learning by not only testing your knowledge of the material, but also by providing additional information on the topics presented. Certification mode is designed to test your knowledge of the material within a structured testing environment, providing valuable feedback at the end of the test.

Target Audience
Individuals seeking practice in a structured testing environment, covering the skills and competencies being measured by the vendor certification exam.

Prerequisites
The associated SkillSoft certification content should be completed before attempting this TestPrep. This will maximize the effectiveness of the preparation exam.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.0

Lesson Objectives

TestPrep 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation

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

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

Developing applications that use system types and collections

Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application

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

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

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

Course Number:
TP70536VB_eng

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Visual Basic: System Types and Collections

Overview/Description
Visual Basic is one of the core languages used by programmers for software development in Visual Studio. This course primarily serves as an introduction to new Collections and System Types. This course also covers enumerators, and new interfaces, specifically the Generic Interface.

Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).

Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: System Types and Collections

Recognize basic object-oriented programming procedures in Visual Basic

Identify the variables in Visual Basic

Create types

Create classes

Create types and classes in a given scenario

Recognize the interfaces in the System namespace

Recognize the interfaces in the System.Collections namespace

Use classes in the System.Collections namespace

Identify the classes in the System.Collections namespace

Identify the classes that provide the abstract base class

Use interfaces and classes in a given scenario

Create generic types

Create generic interfaces

Create generic classes

Create generic enumerators

Create generics

Course Number:
sd_adfv_a01_it_enus

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Visual Basic: Serialization and I/O

Overview/Description
There are many new features for Visual Basic. This course looks at Serialization and I/O functions for .NET Framework, specifically the new classes that implement these functions. This course also covers XML Serialization and Isolated Storage.

Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).

Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Serialization and I/O

Serialize an object in Visual Basic

Distinguish between serialization interfaces

Use the SerializationInfo classes

Use XMLserialization and deserialization

Serialize and deserialize an object in binary format

Serialize and deserialize an object in SOAP format

Use serialization in a given scenario

Use the FileStream class

Distinguish between the most common file handling classes in the System.IO namespace

Match the classes to examples of their file management tasks

Implement isolated storage

Use stream, isolated storage, and file management classes in a given scenario

Determine how to improve application performance using serialization and I/O.

Course Number:
sd_adfv_a02_it_enus

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Visual Basic: Customized Programming

Overview/Description
Visual Basic offers flexibility to the programmer in many new ways in the latest installment of Visual Studio. This course focuses on customized programming such as Interoperability, Reflection, new Drawing Classes for graphics, and Globalization.

Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).

Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Customized Programming

Integrate a COM object into .NET

Use data marshalling

Use DLL functions

Use System.Reflection

Use System.Reflection.Emit

Perform interoperation and reflection in a given scenario

Use GDI+ to draw a shape

Use GDI+ to display images

Manipulate text in an application

Draw and manipulate text in Visual Basic

Determine how to customize a Visual Basic application

Develop e-mail functionality in an application

Recognize how to configure CultureInfo

Recognize how to configure NumberFormatInfo

Recognize how to configure RegionInfo

Configure DateTimeFormatInfo

Develop e-mail capabilities in an application

Localize and application

Course Number:
sd_adfv_a03_it_enus

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Visual Basic: Security

Overview/Description
Visual Studio adds to the Security namespace to make your Visual Basic programs even more secure and easier to implement.This course is designed to familiarize students with VB Security which includes Code Access Security, IIS security, and Cryptography which includes instructions for symmetric and asymmetric cryptography with hash functions.

Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).

Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Security

Implement evidence-based security

Implement role-based security

Implement evidence-based security in a given scenario

Implement role-based security in a given scenario

Implement file security

Implement authentication

Implement permissions using the System.Security namespace

Implement permissions using the System.Security.Permissions namespace in a given scenario

Use the command-line to implement permissions

Implement file and code access security permissions in a given scenario

Implement symmetric cryptography

Implement asymmetric cryptography in a given scenario

Use hash algorithms

Use the DPAPI

Use cryptography in a given scenario

Course Number:
sd_adfv_a04_it_enus

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Visual Basic: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains

Overview/Description
This course covers how to implement Threading, and Service Processing in Visual Basic. Additionally, this course covers configuring and managing application domains.

Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).

Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains

Implement threading

Use the WaitHandle class

Use the EventWaitHandle class

Use the ReaderWriterLock class

Use special classes

Use Thread Timers

Recognize the features of the ThreadState and ThreadPriority enumerations

Develop threads in Visual Basic

Create a Windows Service

Identify the characteristics of Windows Services

Install and run a Windows Service

Use the ServiceBase class

Use the ServiceController class

Use the ServiceInstaller class

Implement Windows Services in a given scenario

Configure application domains

Configure an application domain in a given scenario

Determine how to improve system operation using threading, service processing, and application domains

Course Number:
sd_adfv_a05_it_enus

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Visual Basic: Diagnostics and Management

Overview/Description
Configuration and Process Management can be among the most complex tasks a programmer can undertake. This course aids the student in familiarizing themselves with the tools in Visual Basic to accomplish this.

Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).

Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Diagnostics and Management

Recognize how to use configuration file and section classes

Recognize how to use configuration elements interfaces

Program custom installers for components

Configure .NET applications for deployment

Program configuration data

Program custom installers

Use event logs

Use system processes

Manage event logs and system processes

Determine how to manage configuration, custom installation, and system processes.

Debug an application

Trace an application

Describe management events

Retrieve system information

Debug an application

Manage system information

Course Number:
sd_adfv_a06_it_enus

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C# 2005: System Types and Collections

Overview/Description
To use types, classes, interfaces, iterators, and generics to create data-driven applications

Target Audience

Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration

170 Minutes

Objectives :

C# 2005: System Types and Collections

Recognize basic object-oriented programming procedures in C# 2005, given a scenario.

Create types and classes in a given scenario.

Define types and classes in a given scenario.

Use interfaces in a given scenario.

Use classes in the System.Collections namespace.

Use interfaces and classes in a given scenario.

Create generic types and interfaces in a given scenario.

Create generic classes and enumerators in a given scenario.

Create generics in a given scenario.

Course Number: 241291_eng

 

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C# 2005: Serialization and I/O

Overview/Description
To serialize and deserialize objects for storage and manipulation, use I/O classes to manage data streams and files, and analyze how application performance can be enhanced using serialization and I/O

Target Audience

Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration

160 Minutes

Objectives :

C# 2005: Serialization and I/O

Implement an IDserializationCallback interface and an ISerializable interface in a given scenario.

Use XML serialization and deserialization and the ObjectManager and SerializationInfo classes, given appropriate scenarios.

Serialize and deserialize objects in SOAP format and binary format, given a scenario.

Use serialization in a given scenario.

Implement streams in a given scenario.

Implement file management and isolated storage in a given scenario.

Use stream, isolated storage, and file management classes in a given scenario.

Determine how to improve application performance using serialization and I/O.

Course Number: 241292_eng

 

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C# 2005: Customized Programming

Overview/Description
To enable compatibility between COM and C# 2005, use reflection to call classes and data types, and customize a C# 2005 application for graphics, text, globalization, and e-mail

Target Audience

Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration

170 Minutes

Objectives :

C# 2005: Customized Programming

Perform interoperation between COM and .NET in a given scenario.

Use reflection in a given scenario.

Perform interoperation and reflection in a given scenario.

Create graphics with GDI+ in an application, given a scenario.

Manipulate text in an application, given a scenario.

Create graphics and manipulate text in a given scenario.

Determine how to implement interoperation, reflection, graphics, and text in an application.

Develop e-mail functionality in an application, given a scenario.

Use globalization to develop a culture-specific application in a given scenario.

Develop mail functionality and globalization in an application, given a scenario.

Course Number: 241293_eng

 

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C# 2005: Security

Overview/Description
To recognize the different types of security supported by C# 2005 and how they work, and to use them in application development

Target Audience

Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration

170 Minutes

Objectives :

C# 2005: Security

Implement evidence-based security in a given scenario.

Implement role-based security in a given scenario.

Implement .NET and IIS security in a given scenario.

Implement file security and authentication in a given scenario.

Implement code access permissions in a given scenario.

Implement file security, authentication, and code access permissions in a given scenario.

Implement symmetric and asymmetric cryptography in a given scenario.

Use hash algorithms and the Data Protection API in a given scenario.

Use cryptography in a given scenario.

Course Number: 241294_eng

 

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C# 2005: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains

Overview/Description
To recognize how threading, service processing, and application domains facilitate background system operations, and to implement them in Visual Basic applications

Target Audience

Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration

180 Minutes

Objectives :

C# 2005: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains

Implement threading in a given scenario.

Implement thread event handling in a given scenario.

Use special classes, threading, and enumerations in a given scenario.

Develop threading in a given scenario.

Implement a basic Windows Service in a given scenario.

Implement advanced Windows Services in a given scenario.

Implement Windows Services in a given scenario.

Create an application domain in a given scenario.

Configure an application domain in a given scenario.

Determine how to improve system operation using threading, service processing, and application domains.

Course Number: 241295_eng

 

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C# 2005: Diagnostics and Management

Overview/Description
To manage application configuration and the custom installation of components, event logs, system processes and information, and use debugging and tracing to measure application performance

Target Audience

Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable

Expected Duration

180 Minutes

Objectives :

C# 2005: Diagnostics and Management

Program configuration data in a given scenario.

Program custom installers for components, given a scenario.

Program configuration data and installers for components in a given scenario.

Use event logs and system processes in a given scenario.

Manage event logs and system processes in a given scenario.

Determine how to manage configuration, custom installation, and system processes.

Debug and trace an application in a given scenario.

Retrieve system information in a given scenario.

Debug an application and manage system information in a given scenario.

Course Number: 241296_eng

 

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