Microsoft .NET 3.5 Windows Apps MCPD 70-563 - Online Course

Prepare for the Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 exam and learn everything you need to pass it on your first try! Prepare The exam, which counts as credit toward the MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5 certification, assesses your skills in planning user interaction and presentation strategy, planning data management, designing the application architecture, and designing security implementation. This study guide series prepares you to develop applications using ASP.NET in an environment that uses the .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. Practice exams are part of the series, containing questions using the same format as the exam and including in-depth instructional feedback.

This series is for anyone who wants to achieve MCPD 70-563 certification. This online course contains 15 lessons and should take approximately 18 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Validating an Application Design Against Specifications (1.0) hour

Validating an Application Design Against Specifications teaches you how to analyze the technical feasibility of application design, analyze the functional feasibility of application design, validate proof of concept, evaluate design against available resources, and evaluate testing requirements. This course provides an introduction to building a .NET enterprise application based on functional specifications. It also details the requirement stage of an IT project, and how to start to design and build an application based on the requirements gathered. Topics include Analyzing the Technical Feasibility of Application Design, Analyzing the Functional Feasibility of Application Design, Validating Proof of Concept, Evaluating Design Against Available Resources, and Evaluating Testing Requirements.

Lesson 2: Planning Data Management (1.0) hour

Planning Data Management teaches you how to plan data access strategy, plan a data caching and persistent strategy, select a data storage mechanism, plan application data sharing, design a schema evolution management strategy, and design a concurrency management strategy. This course includes information on selecting a data storage mechanism. It also details some ways to design schema evolution management strategies and concurrency management strategies. Topics include Planning Data Access Strategy, Planning a Data Caching and Persistent Strategy, Data Storage Mechanism, Planning Application Data Sharing, Designing a Schema Evolution Management Strategy, and Designing a Concurrency Management Strategy.

Lesson 3: Planning User Interaction and Presentation Strategy (2.0) hours

Planning User Interaction and Presentation Strategy teaches you how to design Application Content Flow, plan data capture and collection, design a reporting strategy, design user interface components, design a data-binding strategy, and design forms inheritance. This course provides information on how to design application content flow, reporting strategies, and user interface components. It also details how to plan data capture and collection. Topics include Designing Application Content Flow, Planning Data Capture and Collection, Designing a Reporting Strategy, Designing User Interface Components, Designing a Data-Binding Strategy, and Designing Forms Inheritance.

Lesson 4: Designing Security Implementation (2.0) hours

Designing Security Implementation teaches you how to design role-based security, design data transmission and storage, design authentication and authorization, plan Windows Vista compliance, and plan least-privileged execution. This course covers the security features of the designing tool, including code access security (CAS) and role-based security. It also addresses how the runtime security engine interacts with all these security features. Topics include Designing Role-Based Security, Designing Data Transmission and Storage, Designing Authentication and Authorization, Planning Windows Vista Compliance, and Planning Least-Privileged Execution.

Lesson 5: Planning Application Deployment and Maintenance (2.0) hours

Planning Application Deployment and Maintenance teaches you how to select an installer, plan for multiple-component application deployment, plan application deployment and removal, plan database deployment, plan a performance-monitoring strategy, and plan an exception-management strategy. This course covers the planning required for multi-component application deployment, application re-deployment, and database deployment. The course also covers planning for application removal, as well as planning associated with performance monitoring, exception management, event logging, and exception handling. Topics include Selecting an Installer, Planning for Multiple-Component Application Deployment, Planning Application Re-Deployment, Planning Database Deployment, Planning Application Removal, Planning a Performance Monitoring Strategy, Planning an Exception Management Strategy, and Implementing a Framework for Logging and Exception Handling.

Lesson 6: Designing the Application Architecture (1.0) hour

Designing the Application Architecture teaches you how to plan a globalization and localization strategy, design for Accessibility, plan an Application Migration Strategy, design N-Tier Architecture, design a Project Structure, plan a Component Reuse Strategy, and plan System Resource Management. This course covers the planning required to implement a globalization and a localization application development strategy with designed in user accessibility. It also covers planning for an application migration strategy with a design structure that incorporates N-Tier architecture, component reuse, and system resource management practices. Topics include Planning a Globalization and Localization Strategy, Designing for Accessibility, Planning an Application Migration Strategy, Designing N-Tier Architecture, Designing a Project Structure, Planning a Component Reuse Strategy, and Planning System Resource Management.

Lesson 7: Designing for Optimized Performance (1.0) hour

Designing for Optimized Performance teaches you how to plan optimized data retrieval, design State Management, and plan resource management. This course provides information on some of the best practices to use for optimizing performance. Topics include Planning Optimized Data Retrieval, Designing State Management, and Planning Resource Management.

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 3.5 Windows Applications MCPD 70-563 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 3.5 Windows Applications MCPD 70-563 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 3.5 Windows Applications MCPD 70-563 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: Visual Basic Practice Exam 4 (1.0) hour

Visual Basic Practice Exam 4 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET 3.5 Windows Applications MCPD 70-563 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 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 3.5 Windows Apps MCPD 70-563 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 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 3.5 Windows Apps MCPD 70-563 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 14: 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 3.5 Windows Apps MCPD 70-563 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 15: C# Practice Exam 4 (1.0) hour

C# Practice Exam 4 teaches you how to complete the practice exam questions. This course presents questions that will help you prepare for the Microsoft .NET 3.5 Windows Apps MCPD 70-563 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.