MCAD/MCSD: Visual Basic^® .NET Windows^® and Web Applications Study Guide: Exams 70-305 & 70-306

by Brian Reisman; Mitch Ruebush

• ISBN13: 9780782141610
• ISBN10: 0782141617
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Here's the book you need to prepare for the Developing Web Applications (70-305) and Developing Windows-based Applications (70-306) MCAD and MCSD exams. This Study Guide provides: In-depth coverage of official exam objectives Practical information on using Visual Basic .NET to develop Windows and Web applications Hands-on exercises designed to give you the skills needed to approach the exams with confidence Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including: Creating user services Creating and managing components and .NET assemblies Consuming and manipulating data Testing and debugging Configuring, deploying, supporting, and securing Windows-based and Web applications Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxi
Assessment Test	xxxv
Part I Visual Basic .NET Overview	1	(254)
A .NET Framework Overview	3	(20)
Common Language Runtime	5	(2)
The Common Type System	7	(3)
Namespaces	10	(2)
Assemblies and Application Domains	12	(1)
.NET Framework Base Class Library	13	(4)
Summary	17	(1)
Key Terms	18	(1)
Review Questions	19	(2)
Answers to Review Questions	21	(2)
An Overview of Object-Oriented Programming	23	(42)
Understanding Classes and Objects	24	(7)
Creating Classes	25	(5)
OOP Advanced Concepts	30	(1)
Implementing Inheritance	31	(26)
Overloading	35	(5)
Overriding	40	(11)
Interfaces and Interface Inheritance	51	(5)
Polymorphism	56	(1)
Summary	57	(1)
Key Terms	57	(1)
Review Questions	58	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	62	(3)
Handling Errors with Visual Basic .NET	65	(26)
Structured Exception Handling	66	(1)
The System.Exception Class	66	(1)
Implementing Structured Exception Handling	67	(15)
Throwing Exceptions	79	(3)
Summary	82	(1)
Exam Essentials	82	(1)
Key Terms	82	(1)
Review Questions	83	(6)
Answers to Review Questions	89	(2)
ADO.NET	91	(72)
ADO.NET Namespaces	92	(1)
The System.Data Namespace	92	(1)
Connecting to Data Sources	93	(9)
Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0+ Databases	93	(6)
Connecting to OleDb Data Sources	99	(3)
Using Connected Data	102	(12)
Working with the Command Object	102	(6)
Reading Data with a DataReader Object	108	(6)
Using Disconnected Data	114	(31)
Working with the DataSet Object	115	(2)
Working with the DataAdapter Object	117	(4)
Working with the DataTable Object	121	(3)
Working with the DataRow Class	124	(7)
Implementing Typed DataSets	131	(5)
Relating DataTables with the DataRelation Object	136	(5)
Filtering and Sorting with the DataView Object	141	(4)
Handling Data-Centric Exceptions	145	(9)
Handling DataExceptions	145	(2)
Handling SqlExceptions	147	(6)
Handling OleDbExceptions	153	(1)
Summary	154	(1)
Exam Essentials	155	(1)
Key Terms	155	(1)
Review Questions	156	(5)
Answers to Review Questions	161	(2)
Other Data Sources	163	(42)
XML and the .NET Framework	164	(28)
The System.Xml Namespace	164	(1)
Reading from XML Documents	164	(20)
Writing to XML Documents	184	(8)
Working with Text Files	192	(6)
The System.IO Namespace	192	(1)
Reading Data from a Flat File	193	(2)
Writing to a Text File	195	(3)
Summary	198	(1)
Exam Essentials	199	(1)
Key Terms	199	(1)
Review Questions	200	(3)
Answers to Review Questions	203	(2)
Working with Components	205	(50)
Creating and Managing .NET Components	206	(10)
Creating a .NET Component	207	(2)
Using a .NET Component	209	(3)
Calling .NET Components from COM	212	(4)
COM and COM+ Components	216	(11)
Using COM or COM+ Components from a Windows Form	217	(8)
Describing COM Types through Interop Assemblies	225	(2)
Using COM or COM+ Components from a Web Form	227	(3)
Instantiating and Invoking a Web Service	230	(11)
Making Asynchronous Calls to a Web Service	239	(2)
Calling Native Functions	241	(5)
Using the Platform Invoke Architecture	241	(2)
Setting Up a Call to Unmanaged Code	243	(3)
Summary	246	(1)
Exam Essentials	246	(1)
Key Terms	247	(1)
Review Questions	248	(5)
Answers to Review Questions	253	(2)
Part II Developing Windows Applications with Visual Basic .NET	255	(292)
Windows Forms	257	(30)
Introduction to Windows Forms	258	(10)
Creating a Windows Form	259	(1)
Adding and Setting Windows Forms Properties	260	(2)
Overview of Common Form Events	262	(6)
Working with Windows Forms	268	(11)
Drawing with GDI+	268	(4)
Adding Controls to Forms	272	(2)
Windows Forms Visual Inheritance	274	(5)
Summary	279	(1)
Exam Essentials	279	(1)
Key Terms	280	(1)
Review Questions	281	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	285	(2)
Working with Windows Controls	287	(58)
Using Windows Controls	288	(12)
Setting Properties on Windows Controls	289	(2)
Loading Controls Dynamically	291	(3)
Working with ActiveX Controls	294	(4)
Handling Events	298	(2)
Creating Custom Windows Controls	300	(22)
Creating a Control with Visual Inheritance	300	(6)
Data Binding in Windows Forms	306	(8)
Using Windows Controls within Internet Explorer	314	(3)
Configuring Control Licensing	317	(5)
Windows Forms Menus	322	(8)
Implementing Context Menus	323	(3)
Implementing Main Menus	326	(4)
Printing from Windows Forms	330	(4)
Summary	334	(1)
Exam Essentials	334	(1)
Key Terms	335	(1)
Review Questions	336	(6)
Answers to Review Questions	342	(3)
Windows Accessibility and Usability	345	(46)
Regular Expressions	346	(6)
The Regex Class	346	(1)
Validating Data Using Regular Expressions	347	(5)
Validating Non-Latin User Input	352	(1)
Using Validation Controls	352	(4)
Implementing Globalization and Localization	356	(15)
Understanding Locale and Culture in Windows and .NET	356	(1)
Implementing Localizability for the User Interface	356	(9)
Using the Resource Manager to Dynamically Load Localized Resources	365	(3)
Creating and Deploying Localized Resources with Satellite and Resource-Only Assemblies	368	(3)
Building Accessibility Features into Your Applications	371	(5)
Design Guidelines for Building Accessible Applications	371	(1)
Developing Accessible Applications	372	(4)
Implementing Online User Assistance	376	(6)
Summary	382	(1)
Exam Essentials	383	(1)
Key Terms	384	(1)
Review Questions	385	(5)
Answers to Review Questions	390	(1)
Configuring and Securing Windows Applications	391	(64)
Configuring Windows Applications	392	(15)
The Application Configuration File	392	(13)
The machine.config Configuration File	405	(2)
Securing Windows Applications Using the .NET Framework	407	(37)
Using Security Tools in the .NET Framework	407	(3)
Authentication in Windows Applications	410	(4)
Authorization in Windows Applications	414	(9)
Setting an Assembly's Security Level	423	(3)
Permissions and Permission Sets	426	(7)
Policy Levels	433	(5)
Configuring Security for a Windows Application Launched from Internet Explorer (URL Remoting)	438	(6)
Summary	444	(1)
Exam Essentials	445	(1)
Key Terms	446	(1)
Review Questions	447	(5)
Answers to Review Questions	452	(3)
Testing, Debugging, and Optimizing Windows Applications	455	(46)
Testing	456	(4)
Testing Data	457	(2)
Creating a Unit Test Plan	459	(1)
Debugging	460	(16)
Configuring Visual Studio .NET Debugging	461	(2)
Using the Break Mode	463	(7)
The Debugger Windows	470	(6)
Implementing Tracing	476	(11)
Implementing Custom Trace Listeners	480	(2)
Implementing Trace Switches	482	(5)
Optimizing Performance	487	(4)
Avoiding Late Binding and Implicit Conversions	487	(1)
Using the Narrowest Scope Required	488	(1)
Other Guidelines	489	(1)
Implementing Compiler Optimizations	490	(1)
Summary	491	(1)
Exam Essentials	491	(1)
Key Terms	492	(1)
Review Questions	493	(6)
Answers to Review Questions	499	(2)
Deploying Windows Applications	501	(46)
Working with Assemblies	502	(13)
Working with Private Assemblies	502	(5)
Working with Strong-Named Assemblies	507	(3)
Adding Assemblies to the Global Assembly Cache	510	(4)
Performing a Compile-Time Install of an Application	514	(1)
Packaging a Windows Application with Windows Installer	515	(17)
Choosing a Deployment Strategy	532	(6)
Performing an XCOPY Deployment	532	(1)
Deploying from a Network Share	533	(1)
Web-Based Deployment of an Application	534	(2)
Deploying from Removable Media	536	(2)
Summary	538	(1)
Exam Essentials	538	(1)
Key Terms	539	(1)
Review Questions	540	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	544	(3)
Part III Developing Web Applications with Visual Basic .NET	547	(274)
Web Forms	549	(52)
Introduction to Web Forms	550	(8)
Creating ASP.NET Pages	550	(3)
Separating UI from Business Logic	553	(1)
Adding and Setting Directives on ASP.NET Pages	554	(4)
Working with Web Forms	558	(18)
Request Object	559	(3)
Response Object	562	(5)
Session Object	567	(4)
Server Object	571	(2)
Application Object	573	(3)
Working with the Stateless Web	576	(7)
Maintaining State in ASP.NET	576	(5)
Implementing State in Various Topologies	581	(2)
ASP.NET Events and Event Error Handling	583	(8)
Handling Events with Global.asax	583	(3)
Handling Errors on a Page	586	(2)
Handling Application Errors	588	(3)
Summary	591	(1)
Exam Essentials	591	(1)
Key Terms	592	(1)
Review Questions	593	(5)
Answers to Review Questions	598	(3)
Web Controls	601	(66)
Developing with Server Controls	602	(21)
Implementing HTML Server Controls	602	(10)
Implementing Web Server Controls	612	(6)
Dynamically Loading Controls	618	(5)
ASP.NET Validation Controls	623	(24)
The RequiredFieldValidator Control;	625	(1)
The CompareValidator Control	625	(1)
The RangeValidator Control	626	(1)
The RegularExpressionValidator Control	626	(1)
The CustomValidator Control	627	(1)
The ValidationSummary Control	628	(6)
Configuring Control Templates	634	(13)
Developing Custom Web User Controls	647	(9)
Creating Web User Controls	647	(5)
Adding User Controls to ASP.NET Pages	652	(4)
Summary	656	(1)
Exam Essentials	656	(1)
Key Terms	657	(1)
Review Questions	658	(7)
Answers to Review Questions	665	(2)
Configuring and Securing Web Applications	667	(48)
Configuring Web Applications	668	(19)
Modifying the Web Application Configuration File	668	(6)
The machine.config Configuration File	674	(1)
Solving Globalization Issues in a Web Application	675	(12)
Securing Web Applications Using the .NET Framework	687	(13)
Web Authentication Types	687	(6)
Web Authorization Types	693	(6)
Implementing Impersonation in Web Applications	699	(1)
Installing and Configuring Internet Information Services	700	(4)
Using FrontPage Server Extensions	704	(2)
Summary	706	(1)
Exam Essentials	706	(1)
Key Terms	707	(1)
Review Questions	708	(5)
Answers to Review Questions	713	(2)
Testing, Debugging, and Optimizing Web Applications	715	(64)
Testing	716	(4)
Testing Data	717	(2)
Creating a Unit Test Plan	719	(1)
Debugging	720	(14)
Configuring Visual Studio .NET Debugging	721	(3)
Using the Break Mode	724	(5)
The Debugger Windows	729	(5)
Implementing Tracing	734	(23)
Implementing Custom Trace Listeners	749	(4)
Using Trace Switches	753	(4)
Optimizing Performance	757	(11)
Implementing the Cache Object	757	(10)
Other Performance Guidelines	767	(1)
Summary	768	(1)
Exam Essentials	768	(1)
Key Terms	769	(1)
Review Questions	770	(6)
Answers to Review Questions	776	(3)
Deploying Web Applications	779	(42)
Working with Assemblies	780	(10)
Working with Private Assemblies	780	(5)
Working with Strong-Named Assemblies	785	(2)
Adding Assemblies to the Global Assembly Cache	787	(3)
Packaging an Application with Windows Installer	790	(15)
Choosing a Deployment Strategy	805	(7)
Performing an XCOPY Deployment	805	(2)
Deploying a Web Application	807	(1)
Deploying from Removable Media	808	(2)
Deploying Applications to Web Gardens, Web Farms, and Clusters	810	(2)
Summary	812	(1)
Exam Essentials	813	(1)
Key Terms	814	(1)
Review Questions	815	(4)
Answers to Review Questions	819	(2)
Index	821