Knowledge about 70-653 Exam
About this Exam:
70-653 exam is designed for information technology (IT) professionals who work in or consult with small businesses that use Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008.
Audience Profile:
This credential is designed for information technology (IT) professionals who work in or consult with small businesses that use Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008. The MCTS candidate for this exam should have at least one year of experience deploying and managing network solutions in an environment that has the following characteristics:
- Up to 75 devices
- Company networks with Internet connectivity
- Individual users or user groups that connect to the company network from remote locations
Credit Toward Certification:
Exam 70-653: TS: Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):70-653: TS: Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuration
Skills Being Measured:
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.
- Deploying Hardware and Software for SBS Servers. (10%)
- Migrating to SBS 2008. (16%)
- Deploying Hardware and Software for Computers on the Network. (9%)
- Maintaining Systems and Services Availability. (16%)
- Maintaining Remote Access. (10%)
- Maintaining Users and Computers. (11%)
- Maintaining Collaboration. (11%)
- Maintaining Messaging. (17%)
MCTS Certifications – IT Professionals Choice
The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist – MCTS certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and to distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies. An MCTS is consistently capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.
Read MoreMicrosoft.NET Framework, Application Development Foundation Exam (70-536) Importance
About this Exam:
This Technology Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework, Application Development Foundation, became available in March 2006. This exam is available in English, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). Exam 70-536 is designed to measure your knowledge of .NET development fundamentals and is not tied to a particular version of .NET. Since the exam is now applicable to both Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 certification tracks, we have changed the name of the exam. Formerly TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Application Development Foundation, Exam 70-536 is now called TS: Microsoft .NET Framework, Application Development Foundation. If you are a .NET 2.0 developer, you do not need to learn .NET 3.5 to pass Exam 70-536; conversely, if you are a .NET 3.5 developer, you do not need to review .NET 2.0 to pass the exam.
Audience Profile:
Candidates for this exam work on a team in a medium-sized or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, or Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Candidates should have at least two to three years of experience developing Web-based, Windows-based, or distributed applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0, the .NET Framework 1.1, the .NET Framework 2.0, or the .NET Framework 3.5. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008.
Read MoreKnowledge about Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (70-502 Exam)
Exam news:
This Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (TS) exam, 70-502 Exam: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development, became available in April 2008. This exam is available in English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, and Japanese.
Audience profile:
Candidates for Exam 70-502: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications. Candidates should have at least one year of experience developing Windows-based applications by using the .NET Framework and should be able to demonstrate the following by using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF):
- A solid understanding of WPF in the context of the .NET Framework 3.5 solution stack
- Experience programming against the WPF object model
- Experience creating layouts by using Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
- Experience creating data-driven user interfaces
- Experience deploying WPF applications
Credit toward certification:
When you pass 70-502 Exam: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development, you earn credit toward the following certification:
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
Skills Measured:
This certification exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.
- Creating a WPF application
- Building user interfaces
- Adding and managing content
- Binding to data sources
- Customizing appearance
- Configuring and deploying WPF applications
Course Syllabus: Course 2310C (70-547)
Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This five-day instructor-led course will teach introductory-level Web developers the fundamentals of Web application development and best practices for Microsoft Web development technologies, including ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions and Silverlight. This course focuses on using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 development environment and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create a Web application that delivers dynamic content to a Web site.
Audience
This course is intended for introductory-level Web developers who have knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or Dynamic HTML (DHTML), along with some knowledge of a scripting language such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition or Microsoft JScript.
This course is also appropriate for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or classic ASP developers who want to learn ASP.NET 3.5 and other Microsoft Web development technologies.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the key features of the Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET.
- Create a component by using Visual Basic or Visual C#.
- Create a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form that contains server controls.
- Add functionality to server controls that are on an ASP.NET Web form.
- View runtime information about a Web application by using the Trace and Debug objects.
- Add functionality to server controls that are on an ASP.NET Web form.
- Validate user input by using validation controls
- Create and implement a user control.
- Access data by using Microsoft ADO.NET 3.5 and the built-in data access tools available in Visual Studio 2008.
- Accomplish complex data access tasks from an ASP.NET Web application.
- Access and manipulate data that was stored by using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
- Create and extend an ASP.NET AJAX application.
- Create a Microsoft Silverlight-based application that delivers dynamic content.
- Call a Web service from an ASP.NET Web application and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.
- Store ASP.NET Web application and session data by using a variety of methods.
- Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
- Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies, including authentication and authorization.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including:
- Tables
- Images
- Forms
Programming experience using Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C#, including:
- Declaring variables
- Using loops
- Using conditional statements
Modules
- Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework
- Module 2: Creating Web Applications by Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET-Based Languages
- Module 3: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
- Module 4: Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
- Module 5: Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications
- Module 6: Validating User Input
- Module 7: Creating and Implementing User Controls
- Module 8: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET and Visual Studio 2008
- Module 9: Accomplishing Complex Data Access Tasks
- Module 10: Reading and Writing XML Data
- Module 11: Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application
- Module 12: Delivering Dynamic Content with Microsoft Silverlight
- Module 13: Consuming and Creating XML Web Services
- Module 14: Managing State
- Module 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application
- Module 16: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application