M2956

Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS):

Microsoft .NET Framework M2956 70-536

Course Title: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development

Course Code: M2956
Version: B
Level: 200
Duration: 3 Days

Course Overview

The Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development M2956 instructor-led training course has been designed to provide candidates with the knowledge and skills to programme Microsoft .NET Framework applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development system.

Target Audience

Candidates who should consider attending the M1905 Microsoft training course are 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.

Course Objectives

On successfully completing the M2956 course candidates 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
• Serialise data

Course Prerequisites

Candidates attending the M2956 Microsoft training course should: understand the purpose and components of the .NET 2.0 Framework and the common language runtime, understand and use the .NET Framework 2.0 common type system (CTS) and basic language syntax for decision structures, loop structures, and variables.

Candidates should also be able to: write code by using language-specific functionality such as the My. classes for Visual Basic; 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 and use type conversions and text conversions.

Finally, candidates should be able to create and use solutions and projects by using Visual Studio 2005 as well as be able to use the Visual Studio 2005 object browser and the Visual Studio help system.

Testing and Certification

The M2956 Microsoft training course is the recommended preparation for the 70-536 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation exam.

Course Content

Module 1: Developing Applications by Using Types and Standard Contracts

In this module candidates will 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, candidates 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 candidates will learn about 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 specialised collections in the System.Collections.Specialised namespace.

Lessons:

• Working with Object-Based Collections
• Working with Generic Collections
• Working with Specialised Collections

Lab: Managing Common Data by Using Collections

• Using the Dictionary Generic Collection
• Using the List Generic Collection
• Using the NameValueCollection Specialised Collection

After completing this module, candidates will be able to:

• 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 specialised collections that are defined in the System.Collections.Specialised namespace

Module 3: Deploying and Configuring Assemblies

In this module candidates will learn the key features of assembly configuration and installation. The module 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 3: Deploying and Configuring Assemblies

• Managing the Configuration Settings of an Assembly
• Deploying an Application by Using Windows Installer

After completing this module, candidates 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 candidates will 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, candidates 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 candidates will 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, candidates 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: Serialising Data

In this module candidates will learn how the .NET Framework Class Library implements serialisation and how to use the classes provided to serialise and deserialise classes and structures. The module also describes how to customise the serialisation mechanism implemented by the .NET Framework.

Lessons:

• Serialising and Deserialising Objects by Using Runtime Serialisation
• Customising the Runtime Serialisation and Deserialisation Processes
• Serialising and Deserialising Objects As XML Data

Lab: Serialising Data

• Serialising and Deserialising Data Across a Network by Using Runtime Serialisation
• Customising the Runtime Serialisation Process
• Serialising and Deserialising Data as XML

After completing this module, candidates will be able to:

• Serialise and deserialise an object graph to a stream by using runtime serialisation techniques
• Customise the runtime serialisation and deserialisation processes
• Serialise and deserialise an object graph into XML format data

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