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Exam 70-306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

This course measures a students ability to develop and implement Web-based applications with Web forms, ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework.  When you pass the Developing and Implementing Microsoft Windows®-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET exam, you achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status. You also earn:

- Core credit toward Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET certification.

- Core or elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft .NET certification.

- Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 certification


As a Microsoft Certified Partner, SmartCert follows the approved Microsoft course curriculum, ensuring you receive the training and knowledge needed to succeed.  SmartCert is so certain this course meets and exceeds the exam objectives, we guarantee you will pass your exam!

Learning segments

Creating User Services

Add and set properties on a Windows Form

Create a Windows Form by using visual inheritance

Build graphical interface elements by using the System.Drawing namespace

Add controls to a Windows Form

Set properties on controls

Load controls dynamically

Write code to handle control events and add the code to a control

Instantiate and invoke an ActiveX control

Configure control licensing

Create menus and menu items

Implement navigation for the user interface (UI)

Configure the order of tabs

Validate non-Latin user input

Create and implement custom error messages

Create and implement custom error handlers

Raise and handle errors

Implement online user assistance

Incorporate existing code into a Microsoft Windows-based application

Display and update data

Transform and filter data

Bind data to the UI

Instantiate and invoke a Web service

Instantiate and invoke a COM or COM+ component

Instantiate and invoke a .NET component

Call native functions by using platform invoke

Implement globalization

Implement localizability for the UI

Convert existing encodings

Implement right-to-left and left-to-right mirroring

Prepare culture-specific formatting

Create, implement, and handle events

Implement print capability

Implement accessibility features

Creating and Managing Components and .NET Assemblies

Create and modify a .NET assembly

Create and implement satellite assemblies

Create resource-only assemblies

Create a Windows control

Create a Windows control by using visual inheritance

Host a Windows control inside Microsoft Internet Explorer

Consuming and Manipulating Data

Access and manipulate data from a Microsoft SQL Server database by creating and using ad hoc queries and stored procedures

Access and manipulate data from a data store

Handle data errors

Testing and Debugging

Create a unit test plan

Implement tracing

Add trace listeners and trace switches to an application

Display trace output

Debug, rework, and resolve defects in code

Configure the debugging environment

Create and apply debugging code to components and applications

Provide multicultural test data to components and applications

Execute tests

Resolve errors and rework code

Deploying a Windows-based Application

Plan the deployment of a Windows-based application

Plan a deployment that uses removable media

Plan a Web-based deployment

Plan a network-based deployment

Ensure that the application conforms to Windows Installer requirements and Windows Logo Program requirements

Create a setup program that installs an application and allows for the application to be uninstalled

Register components and assemblies

Perform an install-time compilation of a Windows-based application

Use setup and deployment projects

Add assemblies to the Global Assembly Cache

Verify security policies for a deployed application

Launch a remote application (URL remoting)

Maintaining and Supporting a Windows-based Application

Optimize the performance of a Windows-based application

Diagnose and resolve errors and issues

Configuring and Securing a Windows-based Application

Configure a Windows-based application

Configure security for a Windows-based application

Specify the security level for an application

Use custom attributes to configure security

Configure authorization

Configure role-based authorization

Implement identity management