2956 Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development
About this Course
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.
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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 gain the skills
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.
Course Outline
Module 1: Developing Applications by Using Types and
Standard Contracts
In this module, students learn about 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
- Working with Generic Types
- Implementing .NET Standard Contracts
- Implementing Delegates and Events
- Working with Attributes and Exceptions
Lab : Developing Applications by Using Types and
Standard Contracts
- Using Nullable Types
- Defining a Generic Type
- Implementing Standard .NET Framework Interfaces
- Throwing and Catching Exceptions (If Time Permits)
- Raising and Handling Events (If Time Permits)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- 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
In this module, students learn 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 : Managing Common Data by Using
Collections
- Using the Dictionary Generic Collection
- Using the List Generic Collection
- Using the NameValueCollection Specialized Collection
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Use the object-based collections that are defined in the
System.Collections.
- 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
In this module, students learn 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
- Installing Assemblies by Using the Installer
- Configuring Assemblies
- Configuring the .NET Framework
Lab : Deploying and Configuring Assemblies
- Managing the Configuration Settings of an Assembly
- Deploying an Application by Using Windows Installer
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- 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
In this module, students learn how to use the available classes
of the System.Diagnostics namespace to monitor and debug a .NET
Framework application.
Lessons
- Working with Application Processes
- Managing Application Performance
- Reading and Writing to an Event Log
- Debugging and Tracing Applications
Lab : Monitoring and Debugging Applications
- Monitoring Application Performance
- Logging Information in a Custom Event Log
- Adding and Configuring Tracing Statements in an
Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- 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.
- Manage the Windows Event Log by using the System.Diagnostics
namespace.
- Debug and trace a .NET Framework application by using the
System.Diagnostics namespace.
Module 5: Reading and Writing Files
In this module, students learn 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
- Reading and Writing Data by Using Streams
- Compressing and Protecting Data by Using Streams
- Improving Application Security by Using Isolated Storage
Lab : Reading and Writing to File and
Folders
- Archiving Files
- Compressing Files
- Storing and Retrieving User Preferences
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- 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.
•Compress, decompress, encrypt, and decrypt data as it is
streamed.
- Create and manage isolated data stores for an application.
Module 6: Serializing Data
In this module, students learn 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
- Serializing and Deserializing Objects by Using Runtime
Serialization
- Customizing the Runtime Serialization and Deserialization
Processes
- Serializing and Deserializing Objects As XML Data
Lab : Serializing Data
- Serializing and Deserializing Data Across a Network by Using
Runtime Serialization
- Customizing the Runtime Serialization Process
- Serializing and Deserializing Data as XML
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- 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.