MCAD/MCSD Visual Basic.NET Windows Applications Study Guide (Exam 70-306)

The Only Certification Study System Based on 300,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience

• 100% Complete Coverage--All official test objectives for exam 70-306 are covered in detail
  
• Hands-on Exercises--Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs
  
• Exam Watch--Warnings based on thorough post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly
  
• Three Types of Practice Questions--Knowledge, scenario, and lab-based questions, all with in-depth answers
  

Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to:

• Create a Windows form using the Windows forms designer
  
• Implement navigation, accessibility, and printing capabilities
  
• Validate user input and respond to validation errors
  
• Implement Online User Assistance
  
• Incorporate existing code into a Microsoft Windows-based application
  
• Instantiate and invoke Web services and components
  
• Prepare culture-specific formatting
  
• Create and manage components and .NET assemblies
  
• Create Windows controls using Visual Basic .NET
  
• Test and trace applications and resolve code defects
  
• Secure and authorize Windows-based applications
  

Included on the CD-ROM:

CD Training

• MasterSim--Visual Basic .NET simulations give hands-on experience
  
• Electronic book--Searchable version of the Study Guide
  

Master Exam

• Complete Practice Exam--Exclusive 70-306 certification exam simulation with questions found only on the CD-ROM
  
• Detailed Answers--Explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong
  
• Score Report--Provides overall assessment of performance and indicates subject areas requiring further study
  

PLUS:

(with free on-line registration)

• LearnKey Training--Includes MCSD interactive video training session
  
• MasterExam--Additional MCSD certification exam simulations downloads
  

Contents            

   Part I: Creating User Services
    1: Creating a Windows Form Using the Windows Forms Designer
    2: Adding Controls to a Windows Form
    3: Implementing Navigation, Accessibility, and Printing Capabilities
    4: Validating User Input
    5: Implementing Error Handling in the UI
    6: Implementing Online User Assistance
    7: Incorporating Existing Code into Applications
    8: Displaying and Updating Data
    9: Instantiating and Invoking Web Services and Components
    10: Implementing Globalization
    11: Creating, Implementing, and Handling Events

   Part II: Creating and Managing Components and .NET Assemblies
    12: Creating and Modifying a .NET Assembly
    13: Creating a Windows Control

   Part III: Consuming and Manipulating Data
    14: Using Ad Hoc Queries and Stored Procedures
    15: Working with Data Stores

   Part IV: Testing and Debugging
    16: Testing Your Application
    17: Implementing Tracing and Resolving Code Defects

   Part V: Deploying a Windows-Based Application
    18: Planning a Windows-Based Application Deployment
    19: Creating Setup Programs and Working with the Global Assembly Cache

   Part VI: Maintaining and Supporting a Windows-Based Application
    20: Optimizing Windows-Based Application Performance

   Part VII: Configuring and Securing a Windows-Based Application
    21: Securing and Authorizing Windows-Based Applications

   Part VIII: Appendixes
    A: About the CD
    B: Exam 70-306 Certification Objective Mapping