Microsoft .NET 3.5 Forms Development MCTS 70-505 - Online Course

Prepare for the TS: Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Application Development exam, which counts as credit toward the MCTS: .Net Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications certification, assesses your skills using Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2008 and the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 to build Windows-based applications in a development environment. This study guide series prepares you to create and deploy GUI applications and data-driven user interfaces in the context of the .NET Framework 3.5 solution stack. Practice exams are part of the series, containing questions using the same format as the exam and including in-depth instructional feedback.

This course is for anyone who is preparing for the Microsoft .NET 3.5 Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. This online course contains 13 lessons and should take approximately 17 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Creating a User Interface (2.0) hours

Creating a User Interface teaches you how to use the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008 Integrated Development Environment, describe the .NET Framework 3.5 solution Stack, add and configure a Windows Form, manage control layout on a Windows Form, add and configure a Windows Form control, create and configure menu, and create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls. This course overs creating a User Interface using Windows Forms. Topics include Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Overview, Adding and Configuring a Windows Form, Managing Control Layout, Adding and Configuring a Windows Form Control, Creating and Configuring Menus, and Creating Event Handlers.

Lesson 2: Integrating Data (3.0) hours

Integrating Data teaches you how to implement data-bound controls, manage connections and transactions, create, add, delete, and edit data in a connected environment, query data from data sources by using LINQ, create, add, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment, manage XML by using XML Document Object Model (DOM), and read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class. This course explores methods for manipulating data using the .NET Framework. It covers the many choices available when creating, saving, and accessing a program's data. Topics include Implementing Data-Bound Controls, Managing Connections and Transactions, Manipulating a Connected Environment, Using LINQ, Manipulating Data in a Disconnected Environment, Managing XML using XML Document Object Model, and Reading, Writing, and Validating XML.

Lesson 3: Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality (1.0) hour

Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality teaches you how to discuss reporting options in Visual Basic, manage the print process by using print dialogs, construct print documents, and create a customized PrintPreview component. This course examines the various ways you can create reports and print documents using Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic. Topics include Reporting Options, Managing the Print Process, Constructing Print Documents, and Creating a Customized PrintPreview Component.

Lesson 4: Enhancing Usability (1.0) hour

Enhancing Usability teaches you how to perform drag and drop operations, implement globalization and localization for a Windows Forms application, implement accessibility features, create and configure multiple-document interface (MDI) forms, and create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components. This course covers methods for enhancing the usability of Windows Forms. It addresses drag and drop operations, globalization and localization, accessibility features, and Multiple Document Interface forms. It also looks at user assistance controls and components. Topics include Performing Drag and Drop Operations, Implementing Globalization and Localization, Implementing Accessibility, Creating and Configuring MDI Forms, and User Assistance Controls and Components.

Lesson 5: Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques (1.0) hour

Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques teaches you how to manage a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component, change the appearance of a UI element by using triggers, and implement an asynchronous method. This course covers the skills necessary to enhance the user experience of applications by using the various asynchronous programming models available in the .NET Framework 3.5 and Windows Forms. Topics include Managing a Background Process, Changing the UI Appearance, and Implementing an Asynchronous Method.

Lesson 6: Deploying Windows Forms Controls (1.0) hour

Deploying Windows Forms Controls teaches you how to describe the types of controls, create a composite Windows Forms control, create a control by inheriting from an existing control class, create a custom editor dialog, and create a custom Windows Forms control by inheriting from the Control class. This course outlines the need for controls and examines, in some detail, the various methods used to create our own Windows controls. Topics include Controls Overview, Creating Composite Windows Forms Controls, Creating Extended Windows Forms Controls, and Creating Custom Windows Forms Controls.

Lesson 7: Configuring and Deploying Applications (2.0) hours

Configuring and Deploying Applications teaches you how to configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce, install a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) browser application by using ClickOnce, install a Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) application by using ClickOnce, configure and work with Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC) by using ClickOnce deployments, create a Windows Forms setup application, set appropriate security permissions to deploy the application, configure Trusted Application deployments, and configure security features in an application. This course covers configuring and deploying applications, with a keen focus on the use of ClickOnce technology. It discusses installing Windows Presentation Foundation browser applications, Visual Studio Tools for Office applications, and other applications. Security permissions are also addressed. Topics include Using ClickOnce Technology, Installing WPF Browser Applications Using ClickOnce, Installing VSTO Applications Using ClickOnce, Using ClickOnce Deployments with UAC, Creating Windows Forms Setup Applications, Setting Appropriate Security Permissions, Configuring Trusted Application Deployments, and Configuring Secure Features.

Lesson 8: Visual Basic Practice Exam 1 (1.0) hour

Visual Basic Practice Exam 1 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers. Topics include Practice Exam.

Lesson 9: Visual Basic Practice Exam 2 (1.0) hour

Visual Basic Practice Exam 2 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers. Topics include Practice Exam.

Lesson 10: Visual Basic Practice Exam 3 (1.0) hour

Visual Basic Practice Exam 3 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers. Topics include Practice Exam.

Lesson 11: C# Practice Exam 1 (1.0) hour

C# Practice Exam 1 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers. Topics include Practice Exam.

Lesson 12: C# Practice Exam 2 (1.0) hour

C# Practice Exam 2 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers. Topics include Practice Exam.

Lesson 13: C# Practice Exam 3 (1.0) hour

C# Practice Exam 3 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development MCTS 70-505 exam. The feedback for each question provides in-depth background on the topic, including why each incorrect option was wrong and what to look for in correct answers. Topics include Practice Exam.