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MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .NET Framework Windows® Developer Core Requirements (Bpg General)
 
 
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0735625018 978-0735625013 June 20, 2007

EXAM PREP GUIDES Ace your preparation for the skills measured by the three required MCPD: Windows Developer exams—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and labs.

PRACTICE TESTS Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Maximize your exam performance with preparation for:

EXAM 70-536 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation

  • Use types, collections, and generics to manage data
  • Validate input and reformat text
  • Develop services, application domains, and multithreaded applications
  • Implement Code Access Security, role-based security, and data encryption
  • Work with serialization and reflection techniques
  • Instrument applications with logging and tracing
  • Interact with legacy code using COM Interop and PInvoke

EXAM 70-526 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development

  • Configure Windows Forms and manage layout of the user interface
  • Create lists, buttons, tool strips, and menus
  • Set up and manage connections to databases
  • Implement data-bound controls to display information to users
  • Read, validate, and write XML
  • Enhance usability, accessibility, and user assistance
  • Use ClickOnce to configure installation and deployment

EXAM 70-548 Designing and Developing Windows-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

  • Build and validate a Windows client application prototype
  • Create a consistent user interface using MDI, SDI, and control grouping
  • Design, develop, and implement Windows client application components
  • Develop mechanisms for data access, exception handing, event logging, and application feedback
  • Define, assess, and implement a testing strategy
  • Validate a deployment plan to determine readiness

Your all-in-one kit includes:

  • Official self-paced study guides for three required exams.
  • Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
  • 1275+ practice and review questions.
  • Case scenarios and lab exercises.
  • Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual C# code samples on CD.
  • 15% exam discount from Microsoft; good for three exams. Offer expires 12/31/11. Voucher inside.
  • 90-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
  • Fully searchable eBooks for all three guides.

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Key Book Benefits:

-Comprehensive exam prep study guide written by exam-certified authors
-In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives--plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job
-900+ practice and review questions
-Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback
-Complete objective-by-objective review section, plus a handy exam-mapping grid
-Code samples on CD
-90-day evaluation version of Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
-15 percent exam discount voucher from Microsoft (limited-time offer)
-Entire study guide in searchable eBook format

About the Author

Matthew Stoecker, MCP, has written numerous books and articles on Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C#, Windows Forms, and Windows Presentation Foundation, including the SELF-PACED TRAINING KITS for Exams 70-511, 70-505, and 70-502.



Mike Snell, MCPD, MCSD, is a Microsoft Regional Director with 20 years of software development and consulting experience. He has written several books on Visual Studio and .NET.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 2592 pages
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press (June 20, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0735625018
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735625013
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 4.8 x 9.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite enough for self-paced study, June 28, 2009
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This review is from: MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .NET Framework Windows® Developer Core Requirements (Bpg General) (Paperback)
While these books are useful as a refresher for people who want to sit the Microsoft exams that they prepare you for, they have their limitations. Do not expect that you can learn how to develop software in .NET using these books only. A reasonable solid background in software development and the Microsoft environment is an absolute requirement as the books often skip over topics and issues that the exercises require knowledge of. The instructions in the books on how to use the DVD don't always match the DVD itself and you'll find yourself having to scan through the contents of the disk to find the examples, code snippets or images they refer to. Sometimes the information is just plain wrong.

Having said all that, with the appropriate background and level of knowledge the books are still useful to prepare you for the exams and you will learn things you didn't know (or had forgotten).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very good colection towards certification, November 18, 2008
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This review is from: MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .NET Framework Windows® Developer Core Requirements (Bpg General) (Paperback)
I purchased this book for Microsoft certification guidance. (As there aren't many good books in portuguese).
I'd rate it 4 starts, because it's a really good book.
They usually start with easy³ stuff, as adding forms and stuff like that.
But they go deeper as you read the book.
I do recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than first impressions, February 8, 2008
This review is from: MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .NET Framework Windows® Developer Core Requirements (Bpg General) (Paperback)
At first, while skimming through the pages I thought this was a much lower quality product than some of the O'Reilly books I had read.

But after reading and doing the exercises I realized that Microsoft is spot on.

They have a good approach to teaching which is going by: "Understanding rather than Knowing" and by giving you the opportunity to manually test everything yourself to integrate the concepts. I believe this is the only right way to teaching stuff.

Plus, it allows to do the certifications at a tenth of the price the courses would costs.
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