3 Day Course
Introduction
This three-day
instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to
program Microsoft .NET Framework applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio
2005 development system. This course helps students to prepare for Exam 70-536,
which is a core requirement for the MCTS certification. With the release of
this course, Microsoft Partners will be able to provide their customers with a
complete certification track in the classroom.
Audience Profile
The audience for
this course consists of application developers with the skills to develop
business applications by using Visual Studio 2005 and either Microsoft Visual
Basic development system or Microsoft Visual C# development tool.
At Course Completion
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
•
Develop
applications that use types and standard contracts
•
Manage common
data by using collections
•
Deploy
and configure assemblies
•
Monitor
and debug applications
•
Read and
write files
•
Serialize
data
Prerequisites
Before attending this course,
students must:
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Understand
the purpose and components of the .NET 2.0 Framework and the common language
runtime.
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Understand
and use the .NET Framework 2.0 common type system (CTS).
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Understand
basic language syntax for decision structures, loop structures, and variables.
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Write
code by using language-specific functionality such as the My.classes for Visual
Basic.
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Understand
and use classes, objects, methods, properties, and functions.
•
Write
code to implement overridden methods, static (Visual C#) or Shared (Visual
Basic) methods, and properties.
•
Use type
conversions and text conversions.
•
Create
and use solutions and projects by using Visual Studio 2005.
•
Use the
Visual Studio 2005 object browser and the Visual Studio help system
Course Outline
Module 1: Developing Applications by Using Types and Standard
Contracts
This module
describes the differences between reference types and value types. The module
also describes how to create generic data types, implement standard .NET
Framework interfaces, use delegates and events, and use attributes and
exceptions.
Lessons
•
Explaining
Value Types and Reference Types
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Working
with Generic Types
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Implementing
.NET Standard Contracts
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Implementing
Delegates and Events
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Working
with Attributes and Exceptions
Lab 1: Developing Applications by Using Types and Standard Contracts
•
Using
Nullable Types
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Defining
a Generic Type
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Implementing
Standard .NET Framework Interfaces
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Throwing
and Catching Exceptions (If Time Permits)
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Raising
and Handling Events (If Time Permits)
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Manage
data in a .NET Framework application by using the .NET Framework 2.0 system
types.
•
Implement
generic types.
•
Implement
.NET Framework interfaces to cause components to comply with standard
contracts.
•
Control
interactions between .NET Framework application components by using delegates
and events.
Module 2: Managing Common Data by Using Collections
This module
introduces the object-based collection classes in the System.Collections
namespace. The module also describes the generic collection classes in the
System.Collections.Generic namespace and outlines the benefits of the generic
collections. The module also covers several specialized collections in the
System.Collections.Specialized namespace.
Lessons
•
Working
with Object-Based Collections
•
Working
with Generic Collections
•
Working
with Specialized Collections
Lab 2: Managing Common Data by Using Collections
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Using
the Dictionary Generic Collection
•
Using
the List Generic Collection
•
Using
the NameValueCollection Specialized Collection
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Use the
object-based collections that are defined in the System.Collections namespace.
•
Use the
generic collections that are defined in the System.Collections.Generic
namespace.
•
Use the
specialized collections that are defined in the System.Collections.Specialized
namespace.
Module 3: Deploying and Configuring Assemblies
This module
describes the key features of assembly configuration and installation. It also
explains how to install assemblies and how to configure assemblies and the .NET
Framework.
Lessons
•
Installing
and Configuring Assemblies
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Installing
Assemblies by Using the Installer
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Configuring
Assemblies
•
Configuring
the .NET Framework
Lab 3: Deploying and Configuring Assemblies
•
Managing
the Configuration Settings of an Assembly
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Deploying
an Application by Using Windows Installer
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Describe
the purpose of deployment and configuration.
•
Create a
custom Microsoft Windows Installer for the .NET Framework components by using
the System.Configuration.Install namespace.
•
Embed
configuration management functionality in a .NET Framework application.
•
Configure
the .NET Framework and applications by using configuration files, environment
variables, and the .NET Framework Configuration tool.
Module 4: Monitoring and Debugging Applications
This module
describes how to use the available classes of the System.Diagnostics namespace
to monitor and debug a .NET Framework application.
Lessons
•
Working
with Application Processes
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Managing
Application Performance
•
Reading
and Writing to an Event Log
•
Debugging
and Tracing Applications
Lab 4: Monitoring and Debugging Applications
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Monitoring
Application Performance
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Logging
Information in a Custom Event Log
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Adding
and Configuring Tracing Statements in an Application
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Manage
system processes by using the Process class of the System.Diagnostics
namespace.
•
Monitor
the performance of a .NET Framework application by using the diagnostics
functionality of the .NET Framework 2.0.
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Manage
the Windows Event Log by using the System.Diagnostics namespace.
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Debug
and trace a .NET Framework application by using the System.Diagnostics
namespace.
Module 5: Reading and Writing Files
This module
describes how to use the classes in the .NET Framework 2.0 Class Library to
manipulate files and folders and how to read and write data to and from files
and memory.
Lessons
•
Managing
the File System
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Reading
and Writing Data by Using Streams
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Compressing
and Protecting Data by Using Streams
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Improving
Application Security by Using Isolated Storage
Lab 5: Reading and Writing to File and Folders
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Archiving
Files
•
Compressing
Files
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Storing
and Retrieving User Preferences
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Access
files and folders by using the .NET Framework file system classes.
•
Use
streams to read and write data held in files and in memory.
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Compress,
decompress, encrypt, and decrypt data as it is streamed.
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Create
and manage isolated data stores for an application.
Module 6: Serializing Data
This module
describes how the .NET Framework Class Library implements serialization and
explains how to use the classes provided to serialize and deserialize classes
and structures. This module also describes how to customize the serialization
mechanism implemented by the .NET Framework.
Lessons
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Serializing
and Deserializing Objects by Using Runtime Serialization
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Customizing
the Runtime Serialization and Deserialization Processes
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Serializing
and Deserializing Objects As XML Data
Lab 6: Serializing Data
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Serializing
and Deserializing Data Across a Network by Using Runtime Serialization
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Customizing
the Runtime Serialization Process
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Serializing
and Deserializing Data as XML
After completing this module, students will be
able to:
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Serialize
and deserialize an object graph to a stream by using runtime serialization
techniques.
•
Customize
the runtime serialization and deserialization processes.
•
Serialize
and deserialize an object graph into XML format data.
