MCAD/MCSD - Visual Basic . Net XML Web Services and Server Components Study Guide : Exam 70-310

by Fanstill, Pamela; Reisman, Brian; Ruebush, Mitch

• ISBN13: 9780782141931
• ISBN10: 0782141935
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-19
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Here's the book you need to prepare for the Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework exam (70-310). Featured on the CD The enclosed CD is packed with vital preparation tools and materials, beginning with the Sybex test engine for the Visual Basic XML Web services exam. Loaded with hundreds of practice questions, it lets you test yourself chapter by chapter and provides scoring by objectives area. You'll also find electronic flashcards for your PCs, Pocket PCs, and Palm handhelds, two bonus exams, and an electronic version of the entire book. Pamela Fanstill, MCSD, MCT, has over 20 years' experience in IT. She is a full-time trainer, specializing in Visual Basic, XML, Active Server Pages, and SQL Server. Pam is also a technical contributor for Microsoft's Certification and Training group Book jacket.

Author Biography

Pamela Fanstill, MCSD, MCT, has over 20 years experience in IT. She is a full-time trainer, specializing in Visual Basic, XML, Active Server Pages, and SQL Server. Pam is also a technical contributor for Microsofts Certification and Training group. Helen O'Boyle, MCSD, MCSE, CTT+, has been working with computers for 20 years. Her background is quite varied in regards to platforms and engineering of software and hardware.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xix
Assessment Test	xxxii
Creating and Managing Windows Services	1	(36)
Introduction to Windows Services	2	(3)
Creating a Windows Service by Using Visual Studio .NET	5	(12)
Methods and Properties of the ServiceBase Class	8	(1)
Project Installer Classes	9	(1)
Setting Security Account Context for Windows Services	10	(1)
Running a Windows Service	10	(7)
Debugging a Windows Service	17	(2)
Configuring Client Computers and Servers to Use a Windows Service	19	(9)
Instantiating the ServiceController Object	20	(1)
Properties and Methods of the ServiceController Class	20	(3)
Executing Custom Commands for a Service	23	(5)
Summary	28	(1)
Exam Essentials	29	(1)
Key Terms	29	(1)
Review Questions	30	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	34	(3)
Creating and Managing Serviced Components	37	(36)
Advantages of Serviced Components	38	(1)
Features of Component Services	39	(3)
Creating a Serviced Component	42	(13)
Adding Code and Attributes to Your Component	42	(3)
Signing and Registering the Component Assembly	45	(1)
Configuring the Component in Component Services	46	(4)
Designing Components for Performance and Scalability	50	(1)
Using and Managing Transactions	51	(4)
Making a .NET Component Visible to COM	55	(3)
Making a COM Component Visible to the CLR	58	(6)
Command-Line Tools	63	(1)
Calling Unmanaged DLL Functions	64	(1)
Summary	65	(1)
Exam Essentials	65	(1)
Key Terms	66	(2)
Review Questions	68	(3)
Answers to Review Questions	71	(2)
Creating and Managing .NET Remoting Objects	73	(30)
Introduction to .NET Remoting Objects	74	(1)
Using Channel Protocols and Formatters	75	(2)
Selecting a Channel Protocol and Formatter	75	(1)
Registering a Channel	76	(1)
Understanding Remotable Objects	77	(1)
Marshal-by-Value Object	77	(1)
Marshal-by-Reference Object	78	(1)
Activating Objects and Controlling Object Lifetime	78	(3)
Server Activation	78	(1)
Client Activation	79	(1)
Controlling Object Lifetimes	80	(1)
Creating and Consuming a .NET Remoting Object	81	(10)
Creating More Manageable Applications	91	(4)
Using a Configuration File	91	(1)
Making Asynchronous Calls	92	(3)
Summary	95	(1)
Exam Essentials	95	(1)
Key Terms	96	(2)
Review Questions	98	(3)
Answers to Review Questions	101	(2)
Creating and Managing XML Web Services	103	(38)
Introduction to XML Web Services	104	(2)
Creating an XML Web Service	106	(9)
Using Attributes to Control XML Wire Format	113	(2)
Consuming XML Web Services	115	(9)
Using Discovery	115	(2)
Using Web Services Description Language	117	(7)
Creating Asynchronous Web Methods	124	(3)
Creating and Using SOAP Headers and SOAP Extensions	127	(5)
SOAP Headers	127	(4)
SOAP Extensions	131	(1)
Summary	132	(1)
Exam Essentials	133	(1)
Key Terms	133	(2)
Review Questions	135	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	139	(2)
Working with the .NET Data Providers	141	(56)
Consuming and Manipulating Data with ADO.NET	142	(1)
Working with .NET Data Providers	143	(1)
Connecting to a Data Source	144	(5)
Protecting Usernames and Passwords	146	(1)
Using Connection Pooling to Optimize Performance	147	(1)
Storing Connection String Information	148	(1)
Closing Connections	148	(1)
Sending Commands to a Data Source	149	(16)
Using the DataReader	152	(3)
Modifying Command Behavior	155	(5)
Using Queries That Don't Return Rows	160	(5)
Calling Stored Procedures	165	(14)
Understanding New Objects in the ADO.NET Object Model	179	(8)
Transactions	179	(4)
Understanding the Exception Class and the Error Class	183	(4)
Summary	187	(1)
Exam Essentials	188	(1)
Key Terms	189	(1)
Review Questions	190	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	194	(3)
Working with the DataSet	197	(68)
Creating and Manipulating DataSets	198	(10)
Using DataAdapter Objects	199	(3)
Working with the DataSet's Constituent Objects	202	(6)
Using DataSets to Manage Updates to Databases	208	(33)
Handling DataExceptions	218	(7)
Working with DataView Objects	225	(6)
Configuring DataSet Constraints and DataRelations	231	(10)
Using Visual Studio .NET Components and Working with Strongly Typed DataSets	241	(14)
Using the Toolbox Components	242	(4)
Generating the Typed DataSet	246	(9)
Summary	255	(1)
Exam Essentials	256	(1)
Key Terms	257	(1)
Review Questions	258	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	262	(3)
Working with XML Data	265	(86)
Introduction to XML Data	266	(6)
Understanding XML Basics	267	(2)
Understanding XML Schema Definition	269	(3)
ADO.NET DataSets and XML	272	(18)
Reading XML Data into a DataSet	273	(1)
Writing XML Data from a DataSet	274	(1)
Controlling XML Format with Column Mappings	275	(10)
Creating DiffGram Output	285	(5)
XML Classes in the .NET Framework	290	(44)
Using the XMLReader and XMLWriter Classes	290	(11)
Programming with the XML Document Object Model	301	(17)
Selecting Nodes with XPath	318	(7)
Validating XML Data	325	(5)
Performing XSLT Transformations	330	(3)
Synchronizing XMLDataDocuments and DataSets	333	(1)
Using XML with SQL Server 2000	334	(6)
Retrieving XML Data from T-SQL Queries	335	(1)
Updating SQL Server Tables with XML	336	(4)
Summary	340	(1)
Exam Essentials	341	(1)
Key Terms	342	(2)
Review Questions	344	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	348	(3)
Testing and Debugging	351	(54)
Planning a Testing Strategy	352	(4)
Unit Testing	353	(1)
Integration Testing	354	(1)
Regression Testing	354	(1)
Testing for Globalization	354	(2)
Configuring the Debugging Environment	356	(11)
Configuring Debugging in ASP.NET Applications	359	(1)
Running the Visual Studio .NET Debugger	359	(6)
Debugging Other Types of Applications	365	(2)
Implementing Instrumentation and Tracing	367	(18)
Writing Messages with Debug and Trace	369	(3)
Using TraceListeners	372	(1)
Using TraceSwitches	373	(12)
Using SOAP Extensions for Debugging	385	(10)
Summary	395	(1)
Exam Essentials	396	(1)
Key Terms	397	(1)
Review Questions	398	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	402	(3)
Overview of Security Concepts	405	(54)
Introduction to Security Concepts	406	(3)
Identifying Basic Security Capabilities	407	(1)
Understanding the STRIDE Model of Security Threats	408	(1)
Implementing Security on the .NET Platform	409	(7)
CLR and .NET Framework Security Features	409	(4)
Modern Windows Operating System Security Features	413	(3)
Configuring Authorization via Permissions	416	(12)
Introduction to Permissions	416	(3)
Understanding How Permission-Checking Works	419	(2)
Using Permissions in Code	421	(6)
Using Permission Sets	427	(1)
Using Code Security Models	428	(18)
CLR Role-Based Security	429	(6)
.NET Code Access Security	435	(9)
.NET Enterprise Services Role-Based Security	444	(2)
Using .NET Framework Cryptography	446	(4)
Understanding the Types of Cryptographic Algorithms	446	(1)
Choosing an Encryption Algorithm	447	(1)
Designing an Encryption Strategy	447	(1)
Using System.Security.Cryptography	448	(2)
Summary	450	(1)
Exam Essentials	450	(1)
Key Terms	451	(1)
Review Questions	452	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	456	(3)
Deploying, Securing, and Configuring Windows-Based Applications	459	(54)
Creating a Setup Project by Using Visual Studio .NET	460	(13)
Choosing Setup Templates and Configuring Properties	461	(3)
Using the Setup Project Editors	464	(9)
Deploying a Windows Service	473	(7)
Deploying a Serviced Component	480	(12)
Deploying Serviced Components by Using Dynamic Registration	481	(3)
Using the Services Registration Utility and the RegistrationHelper Class	484	(4)
Using the Component Services Tool to Export a Service Component to an MSI File	488	(2)
Deploying COM+ Proxies	490	(2)
Deploying a .NET Remoting Object	492	(3)
Considering Other Deployment Issues	495	(4)
Registering Components and Assemblies	495	(1)
Working with Strong-Named Assemblies	496	(1)
Deploying to the GAC	497	(1)
Implementing Component Versioning	498	(1)
Ensuring Security in Windows-Based Services	499	(4)
Securing Windows Services	500	(1)
Securing Serviced Components	500	(2)
Securing .NET Remoting Objects	502	(1)
Summary	503	(1)
Exam Essentials	503	(1)
Key Terms	504	(1)
Review Questions	505	(6)
Answers to Review Questions	511	(2)
Deploying and Securing XML Web Services	513	(34)
Deploying XML Web Services	514	(9)
Creating a Setup Program	514	(3)
Publishing XML Web Services	517	(6)
Securing XML Web Services	523	(16)
Using Authentication Techniques	524	(5)
Using Authorization Techniques	529	(7)
Encrypting SOAP Messages	536	(3)
Summary	539	(1)
Exam Essentials	539	(1)
Key Terms	540	(1)
Review Questions	541	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	545	(2)
Glossary	547	(26)
Index	573