Visual Studio .NET Overview - Online Course

This series gives students a thorough overview of the .NET initiative and prepares them to begin developing applications using Visual Studio .NET. This series uses the Enterprise Architect edition of Visual Studio 2002.

This series is for anyone who is interested in learning to develop applications using Visual Studio .NET. This online course contains 3 lessons and should take approximately 6 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Exploring the .NET Initiative (2.0) hours

Exploring the .NET Initiative teaches you how to explain the purpose of the .NET initiative, describe the products included in the .NET suite, explain how common language runtime (CLR) is used in Visual Studio .NET, describe a class library, explain what ASP.NET is and how applications are created using ASP.NET, describe how Visual Studio .NET optimizes code execution, and explain the enhanced code debugging and monitoring functions available in Visual Studio .NET. This course introduces the .NET initiative and explains how it offers interoperability among applications using different platforms and languages. This course describes the products and components in the .NET suite and explains how applications are executed in the .NET framework. Topics include The .NET Initiative, .NET Enterprise Servers, .NET Framework, Common Language Runtime, Class Library, ASP.NET, Optimized Code Execution, and Enhanced Code Debugging and Monitoring.

Lesson 2: Languages and Application Development (2.0) hours

Languages and Application Development teaches you how to describe the programming languages used in Visual Studio .NET, including Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, and Visual C++ .NET, discuss the applications commonly developed in Visual Studio .NET, including console applications, Windows applications, ASP.NET Web applications, and Web services, plan a Visual Studio .NET application by defining the application need(s), describe how to design a Visual Studio .NET application, explain how to develop a prototype of an application, and describe how to test and debug the application. This course presents an overview of three programming languages used to develop .NET applications: Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET and Visual C++ .NET. It discusses the types of applications commonly developed in Visual Studio .NET and explains the application development cycle. Topics include Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C++ .NET, Visual Studio .NET Applications, Application Planning and Design, and Application Development and Testing.

Lesson 3: Getting Started with .NET (2.0) hours

Getting Started with .NET teaches you how to describe the system requirements for installing Visual Studio .NET, install Visual Studio .NET, describe the software development tools in the integrated development environment (IDE), including Start Page, Solution Explorer, Toolbox, Server Explorer, Task List, Dynamic Help, Command Window, and IntelliSense, explain various strategies for managing windows, describe the designers available in Visual Studio .NET, including Web Form Designer, Windows Form Designer, Component Designer, and XML Designer, describe and use the Options dialog box, and describe and use the Customize dialog box. This course explains the system requirements necessary to install Visual Studio .NET, then presents installation instructions. This course also describes in detail the tools and features available in the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). Topics include System Requirements, Installing Visual Studio .NET, Visual Studio IDE Tools, Managing IDE Windows, Designing in the IDE, IDE Options, and Customizing the IDE.