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AboutThisBook
WelcometoMCAD/MCSDTrainingKit—DevelopingWebApplicationswith
MicrosoftVisualBasic.NETandMicrosoftVisualC#.NET.Bycompletingthe
lessonsandexercisesinthisbook,youwillacquiretheskillsandknowledge
necessarytodevelopWeb-basedapplicationsinMicrosoftVisualBasic.NETor
MicrosoftVisualC#.
ThisbookisdesignedfordevelopersinterestedindevelopingWebapplications
atanintermediateandadvancedlevel.Itincludesdevelopingserver-based
applicationsthatusethe.NETFrameworktopresentHTMLcontentandretrieve
datafromclientbrowsersrunningovertheInternet.
ThisbookalsoaddressestheobjectivesoftheMicrosoftCertifiedProfessional
Exam70-305andExam70-315.Programmingisaconceptualskillthatrequires
hands-onpracticeaswellasfamiliaritywithmanyfacts.Thistrainingkit
providesthatpracticeintheformoflabsattheendofeachchapter.Inorderto
bepreparedfortheMicrosoftCertifiedProfessionalExam70-305or70-315you
mustcompletetheselabs.Insomecasesthiswillrequireuseofadditional
materials–inparticulartheVisualStudioonlineHelp.
NOTEFormoreinformationaboutbecomingaMicrosoftCertified
ApplicationDeveloper(MCAD)oraMicrosoftCertifiedSolution

Developer(MCSD),seethesectiontitled“TheMicrosoftCertified
ProfessionalProgram”laterinthisintroduction.
The“GettingStarted”sectionofthisintroductionprovidesimportantsetup
instructionsthatdescribethehardwareandsoftwarerequirementstocomplete
theexercisesinthiscourse.Italsoprovidesinformationaboutthenetworking
configurationnecessarytocompletesomeofthehands-onexercises.Read
throughthissectionthoroughlybeforeyoustartthelessons.

IntendedAudience
Thisbookwascreatedforsoftwaredeveloperswhoneedtodesign,plan,
implementandsupportWebapplicationsorwhoplantotaketherelated
MicrosoftCertifiedProfessionalexams:


DevelopingandImplementingWebApplicationswithMicrosoft
VisualBasic.NETandMicrosoftVisualStudio.NET(Exam70305).
DevelopingandImplementingWebApplicationswithMicrosoft
VisualC#.NETandMicrosoftVisualStudio.NET(Exam70-315).

Prerequisites
Thiscourserequiresthatstudentsmeettheprerequisitesthatfollow.
BeabletocreateWindowsapplicationsusingMicrosoftVisualStudio
.NETineithertheVisualBasic.NETorVisualC#.NETprogramming
language.
Haveabasicunderstandingoftheobject-orientedprogramming
conceptsincludingclasses,properties,methods,andevents.
UnderstandthefundamentalelementsintheHypertextMarkup
Language(HTML)usedtoauthorWebcontent.
UnderstandhowWebcontentisstoredandaccessedovertheInternet.
ThisincludesbeingabletoexplaintherolesofWebservers,Internet

protocols,andWebclients(suchasbrowsers).

ReferenceMaterials
Youmightfindthefollowingreferencematerialsuseful:
TheVisualStudio.NETonlineHelp
TheWorldWideWebConsortiumWebsite()
TheMicrosoftASP.NETpublicnewsgroup
(news://msnews.microsoft.com/
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet)

AbouttheCD-ROM
TheSupplementalCourseMaterialsCD-ROMcontainsavarietyof


informationalaidsthatmaybeusedthroughoutthisbook:
eBook.
Acompleteelectronicversion(eBook)ofthistrainingkit.
Lessonsamples.
MostlessonsinthistrainingkitincludesampleWebformsandother
filesthatdemonstratethecodeshowninthetrainingkit.Thesesamples
areorganizedintotwoVisualStudiosolutionsnamed
MCSDWebAppsVB,fortheVisualBasic.NETsamples,and
MCSDWebAppsCS,fortheVisualC#samples.
Completedlabs.
Eachchapterinthistrainingkitconcludeswithalabcontainingaseries
ofexercisesthatreinforcetheskillsyoulearned.Completedversionsof
theseapplicationsareincludedinthechapterfoldersofthe
MCSDWebAppsVBandMCSDWebAppsCSsolutionssothatyoucan
compareyourresults.Youcanalsousethesecompletedapplicationsas
areferenceifyougetstuckwhilecompletinganexercise.

Requiredfiles.
Practicefiles,suchassampledatabases,thatarerequiredtoperformthe
hands-onprocedures.Youshouldusethesefileswhenindicatedinthe
exercises.
Sampleexamquestions.
Topracticetakingacertificationexam,youcanusethesampleexam
installedbytheCD-ROM.Thesamplequestionshelpyouassessyour
understandingofthematerialspresentedinthisbook.

AbouttheDVD
TheDVDcontainsa60-dayevaluationeditionofMicrosoftVisualStudio.NET
Professional.
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FeaturesofThisBook
Eachchaptercontainssectionsthataredesignedtohelpyougetthemost
educationalvaluefromthechapter.
Eachchapteropenswitha“BeforeYouBegin”section,whichprepares

youforcompletingthechapter.
Thechaptersarethendividedintolessons.Eachlessoncontainsthe
referenceandproceduralinformationusedforaspecificskill.
The“Summary”sectionidentifiesthekeyconceptsfromthelesson.
The“Lab”sectionprovideshands-onexercisesthatreinforceeachof
theskillstaughtineachofthechapterlessons.Theexercisesgiveyou
anopportunitytousetheskillsbeingpresentedorexplorethepartof
theapplicationbeingdescribed.Whereverpossible,theexercisesina
labbuildoneachothertocreateacompleteapplicationbytheendof
thatlab.
Theexercisesofferstep-by-stepproceduresthatareidentifiedwitha
bulletsymbolliketheonetotheleftofthisparagraph.
Attheendofeachchapteristhe“Review”sectionthatyoucanuseto
testwhatyouhavelearned.
Theappendix,“QuestionsandAnswers,”containsallofthequestionsaskedin
eachchapterreviewandthecorrespondinganswers.


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Ahands-onexercise.Youshouldperformtheexerciseto
giveyourselfanopportunitytousetheskillsbeingpresented
inthelesson.

ChapterandAppendixOverview
Thisself-pacedtrainingkitcombinesnotes,hands-onprocedures,andreview
questionstoteachyouhowtocreateWebapplicationswithVisualStudio.NET.
Itisdesignedtobecompletedfrombeginningtoend,butyoucanchoosea

customizedtrackandcompleteonlythesectionsthatinterestyou.(Seethenext
section,“FindingtheBestStartingPointforYou,”formoreinformation.)Ifyou
choosethecustomizedtrackoption,seethe“BeforeYouBegin”sectionineach
chapter.Anyhands-onproceduresthatrequirepreliminaryworkfrompreceding
chaptersrefertotheappropriatechapters.
Thebookisdividedintothefollowingsectionsandchapters:
The“AboutThisBook”sectioncontainsanoverviewandintroduces
thecomponentsofthistrainingkit.Readthissectionthoroughlytoget
thegreatesteducationalvaluefromthistrainingkitandtoplanwhich
lessonsyouwillcomplete.
Chapter1,“IntroductiontoWebProgramming,”introducesyoutothe
conceptsandtermsusedthroughoutthisbook,includinghowWeb
applicationswork,thepartsofaWebapplication,howthe.NET
Frameworkisorganized,andhowtousetheVisualStudio
programmingenvironment.Thesectionsinthischapterareintendedto
provideahigh-leveloverviewofconceptsthatareexplainedingreater
detailinsubsequentchapters.
Chapter2,“CreatingWebFormsApplications,”teacheshowtocreatea
WebapplicationusingVisualStudio.NETandASP.NET.Youlearn
howtostartanewproject,createabasicuserinterface,writecodeto
respondtoevents,andpreservedatawithinyourapplication.Because
ASP.NETisintegratedwithMicrosoftInternetInformationServices


(IIS),youalsolearnaboutIISandhowtouseittoorganizeyourWeb
application.
Chapter3,“WorkingwithWebObjects,”explainscreatingand
organizingobjectsinVisualStudio.NET,usingtheobjectsprovidedby
ASP.NET,andsavingobjectsanddatabetweenrequeststoWebforms.
VisualBasic,VisualC#,andASP.NETarebasedonacommon

framework,sotheobject-orientedprogrammingtechniquesyoulearnin
thischapterapplythroughallaspectsof.NETprogramming.
Chapter4,“CreatingaUserInterface,”demonstrateshowtouse
ASP.NETcontrolstocreateauserinterfaceforamulti-pageWebforms
application.ThischapterteachesyouaboutdifferentstylesofWeb
forms,howtochoosecontrolsbasedonthetasksyouwanttoperform,
howtovalidatedatafields,andhowtonavigatebetweentheWebforms
inyourapplication.
Chapter5,“StoringandRetrievingDatawithADO.NET,”showshow
touseADO.NETtoaccessandmodifydatastoredinSQL,OLE,and
OracledatabasesfromWebforms.Youlearnaboutthedatatools
includedwithVisualStudioandhowtousethemtocreateconnections
to,getrecordsfrom,andperformcommandsondatabases.Youwillalso
learnhowtodisplaydataonaWebformusingeitherdatabindingor
code.Finally,youlearnhowtousetransactionstomaintaintheintegrity
ofadatabase.
Chapter6,“CatchingandCorrectingErrors,”explainshowtodealwith
problemsthatmayoccurinyourapplicationduetoexternal
circumstances.Thischapterhelpsyouidentify,anticipate,andhandle
thesetypesofproblemseffectivelywithinyourapplication.
Chapter7,“AdvancedWebFormsProgramming,”teacheshowto
performadvancedprogrammingtasksthatdon’tfitneatlyintoanyother
category.AlthoughyoucansuccessfullycreateWebapplications
withoutknowingthetopicscoveredinthischapter,thelessonsfound
hereareanimportantpartofmainstreamWebprogrammingandthey
helpcompleteyourskillset.
Chapter8,“MaintainingSecurity,”covershowtocontrolaccesstoyour
WebapplicationusingthethreedifferenttechniquesthatASP.NET
providesforidentifyingandauthorizingusers.Youalsolearnhowto

securedatatransmittedacrosstheInternetsothatitcannotbereadby
others.
Chapter9,“BuildingandDeployingWebApplications,”describeshow
topublishyourcompletedWebapplicationsonaWebserverforgeneral
use.Youalsolearnhowtomonitorandmaintaintheapplicationonceit
isinusesothatitcontinuestoperformwellasthedemandsofyour
userschange.
Chapter10,“TestingWebApplications,”teacheshowtosystematically
testyourWebapplicationduringdevelopment.Youlearnhowtoplan,
create,run,andcorrectproblemsfoundbytests.
Chapter11,“CreatingCustomWebControls,”demonstrateshowto
createyourown,customuser-interfacecomponents.Thischapter
explainsthedifferenttypesofcontrolsyoucancreate,describesthe
relativeadvantagesofeach,andshowsyouhowtocreateeachdifferent
typeofcontrol.
Chapter12,“OptimizingWebApplicationswithCaching,”showshow
tostoreWebforms,partsofWebforms,andapplicationdataincacheto
speedapplicationresponsesandreducetheamountofprocessingthe
servermustperform.Thischapteralsodemonstrateshowtomonitor
cacheperformancetodeterminewhetherornotyouareusingcaching
effectively.
Chapter13,“FormattingWebApplicationOutput,”teachesyouhowto
formattheuserinterfaceofaWebapplicationusingcascadingstyle
sheets(CSS)andExtensibleStylesheetLanguageTransformations
(XSLT).Thischapterexplainsthebestusesforeachformatting
techniqueandtellsyouhowtocombinethetwotechniques.
Chapter14,“ProvidingHelp,”discussesthedifferentwaysthatyoucan
displayuserassistance(Help)fromwithinaWebapplication.Youlearn
howtousetheHTMLHelpWorkshoptocreatecompiledHelpfiles,

andhowtodisplaythosefilesfromaWebapplicationinteractively.
Chapter15,“GlobalizingWebApplications,”explainshowtodetecta
user’scultureandcreateappropriateresponses,rangingfromredirecting
theusertoaseparate,localizedWebapplication,tohandingcultural
differenceswithincodeanddisplayingalocalizeduserinterface.


Theappendix,“QuestionsandAnswers,”listsallofthereview
questionsfromthebook,showingthepagenumberforeachquestion
andthesuggestedanswer.
Theglossaryprovidesdefinitionsformanyofthetermsandconcepts
presentedinthistrainingkit.

FindingtheBestStartingPointforYou
Becausethisbookisself-paced,youcanskipsomelessonsandrevisitthem
later.Usethefollowingtabletofindthebeststartingpointforyou:
Ifyou

Followthislearningpath

Arepreparingtotakethe
MicrosoftCertified
Professionalexam70-305or
70-315

Readthe“GettingStarted”section.Then
workthroughChapters1-4.Workthroughthe
remainingchaptersinanyorder.

Wanttoreviewinformation

aboutspecifictopicsfromthe
exam

Usethe“WheretoFindSpecificSkillsinThis
Book”sectionthatfollowsthistable.

WheretoFindSpecificSkillsinThisBook
ThefollowingtablesprovidealistoftheskillsmeasuredoncertificationExam
70-305,DevelopingandImplementingWebApplicationswithMicrosoft
VisualBasic.NETandMicrosoftVisualStudio.NET,orExam70-315,
DevelopingandImplementingWebApplicationswithMicrosoftVisualC#
.NETandMicrosoftVisualStudio.NET.Thetableprovidestheskill,and
whereinthisbookyouwillfindthelessonrelatingtothatskill.
NOTE
Examskillsaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornoticeandatthesole
discretionofMicrosoft.
Table~missing_chapter_num~-1.CreatingUserServices
SkillBeingMeasured
LocationinBook


CreateASP.NETpages:

Chapter2,Lesson1

Addandsetdirectiveson
ASP.NETpages

Chapter1,Lesson3;Chapter6,
Lessons2and3;Chapter11,

Lessons1and2;andChapter
12,Lesson1

Separateuserinterface
resourcesfrombusiness
logic

Chapter3,Lesson1

AddWebservercontrols,HTML
servercontrols,usercontrols,and
HTMLcodetoASP.NETpages:

Chapter4,Lessons1and2

Setpropertiesoncontrols

Chapter4,Lesson1

Loadcontrolsdynamically

Chapter4,Lesson1

Applytemplates

Chapter4,Lesson1,and
Chapter5,Lesson2

SetstylesonASP.NET
pagesbyusingcascading

stylesheets

Chapter13,Lesson1

Instantiateandinvokean
ActiveXcontrol

Chapter14,Lesson2

Implementnavigationfortheuser
interface:
Managetheviewstate

Chapter4,Lesson3;Chapter2,Lesson
2;andChapter3,Lesson3
Chapter3,Lesson3


Managedataduringpostbackevents

Chapter3,Lesson3

Usesessionstateto
managedataacrosspages

Chapter3,Lesson3

Validateuserinput:
Validatenon-Latinuser
input

Implementerrorhandlinginthe
userinterface:

Chapter4,Lesson2
Chapter15,Lesson3

Chapter6,Lessons1,2,and3

Configurecustomerror
pages

Chapter6,Lesson2

ImplementGlobal.asax,
application,page-level,
andpageeventerror
handling

Chapter6,Lesson2

Implementonlineuserassistance

Chapter14,Lessons1,2,and3

Incorporateexistingcodeinto
ASP.NETpages

Chapter1,Lesson2;Chapter7,Lessons
2and3

Displayandupdatedata:

Chapter4,Lesson1;Chapter5,Lesson2

Transformandfilterdata

Chapter5,Lessons1and2;
Chapter13,Lesson2

Binddatatotheuser
interface

Chapter4,Lesson1;Chapter5,
Lesson2


Usecontrolstodisplay
data

Chapter4,Lesson1

InstantiateandinvokeWebservices Chapter7,Lesson5
orcomponents:
Instantiateandinvokea
Webservice

Chapter7,Lesson5

Instantiateandinvokea
COMorCOM+

component

Chapter7,Lesson3

Instantiateandinvokea
.NETcomponent

Chapter3,Lesson1;Chapter7,
Lesson3

Implementglobalization:

Chapter15,Lessons1,2,and3

Implementlocalizability
fortheuserinterface

Chapter15,Lesson2

Convertexistingencodings

Chapter15,Lesson3

Implementright-to-leftand
left-to-rightmirroring

Chapter15,Lesson1

Prepareculture-specific
formatting

Chapter15,Lesson1

Handleevents:
Createeventhandlers

Chapter2,Lesson2
Chapter2,Lesson2;Chapter3,


Lesson1
Raiseevents

Implementaccessibilityfeatures

Chapter3,Lesson1;Chapter
11,Lesson2
Chapter13,Lesson1

Useandeditintrinsicobjects,
Chapter3,Lesson2
includingresponse,request,session,
server,andapplication:
Retrievevaluesfromthe
propertiesofintrinsic
objects
Setvaluesontheproperties
ofintrinsicobjects
Useintrinsicobjectsto
performoperations

Table~missing_chapter_num~-2.CreatingandManagingComponentsand
.NETAssemblies
SkillBeingMeasured
LocationinBook
Createandmodifya.NETassembly:

Chapter9,Lesson1,andChapter
11,Lesson3

Createandimplementsatellite
assemblies

Chapter15,Lesson2

Createresource-only
assemblies

Chapter15,Lesson2

Table~missing_chapter_num~-3.ConsumingandManipulatingData


SkillBeingMeasured

Locationin
Book

AccessandmanipulatedatafromaMicrosoftSQLServer
databasebycreatingandusingadhocqueriesandstored
procedures

Chapter5,
Lessons1,2,and
3

Accessandmanipulatedatafromadatastore.Datastores
includerelationaldatabases,XMLdocuments,andflat
files.MethodsincludeXMLtechniqueandADO.NET.

Chapter5,
Lessons1,2,and
3;Chapter7,
Lesson1

Handledataerrors

Chapter6,
Lesson1
Table~missing_chapter_num~-4.TestingandDebugging
SkillBeingMeasured
LocationinBook
Createaunittestplan

Chapter10,Lesson
1

Implementtracing:
Addtracelistenersandtraceswitchestoan
application

Chapter10,
Lesson3

Displaytraceoutput

Chapter6,
Lesson3

Debug,rework,andresolvedefectsincode:
Configurethedebuggingenvironment

Chapter10,
Lesson3

Createandapplydebuggingcodeto
components,pages,andapplications

Chapter10,
Lesson1

Providemulticulturaltestdatatocomponents,

Chapter15,


pages,andapplications

Lesson2

Executetests

Chapter10,
Lesson2

Resolveerrorsandreworkcode

Chapter10,
Lesson3

Table~missing_chapter_num~-5.DeployingaWebApplication
SkillBeingMeasured
LocationinBook
PlanthedeploymentofaWebapplication:

Chapter9,Lesson
2

PlanthedeploymentofanapplicationtoaWeb
garden,aWebfarm,oracluster
DeployaWebapplication

Chapter9,
Lesson5
Chapter9,Lessons
2and3

Addassembliestotheglobalassemblycache

Chapter9,Lessons
2and3

Table~missing_chapter_num~-6.MaintainingandSupportingaWeb
Application
SkillBeingMeasured
LocationinBook
Optimizetheperformanceofa
Webapplication

Chapter9,Lesson4;Chapter12,Lessons1,
2,3,and4

Diagnoseandresolveerrors
Chapter9,Lesson4;Chapter6,Lesson3;
andissues
andChapter10,Lesson3
Table~missing_chapter_num~-7.ConfiguringandSecuringaWebApplication
SkillBeingMeasured
LocationinBook
ConfigureaWebapplication:
ModifytheWeb.configfile

Chapter9,Lesson1
Chapter9,


Lesson1;
Chapter8,
Lesson1;and
Chapter15,
Lesson3
ModifytheMachine.configfile

Chapter9,
Lesson1

Addandmodifyapplicationsettings

Chapter9,
Lesson1;
Chapter8,
Lesson1;and
Chapter15,
Lessons1and3

ConfiguresecurityforaWebapplication:

Selectandconfigureauthenticationtype.
AuthenticationtypesincludeWindows
Authentication,None,forms-based,
MicrosoftPassport,InternetInformation
Services(IIS)authentication,andcustom
authentication.

Chapter8,Lessons1,2,
3,4,and5
Chapter8,
Lesson1

Configureauthorization.Authorizationmethods
includefile-basedmethodsandURL-based
methods:

Chapter8,Lessons1,2,
3,and4

Configurerole-basedauthorization

Chapter8,
Lesson2

Implementimpersonation

Chapter8,
Lesson1


Configureandimplementcaching.Cachingtypes
includeoutput,fragment,anddata:

Chapter12,Lessons1,2,
and3

Useacacheobject

Chapter12,
Lesson3

Usecachedirectives

Chapter12,
Lessons1and2

Configureandimplementsessionstateinvarious
topologiessuchasaWebgardenandaWebfarm:
Usesessionstatewithinaprocess

Chapter3,
Lesson3

Usesessionstatewithsessionstateservice

Chapter9,
Lesson5

UsesessionstatewithMicrosoftSQL
server

Chapter9,
Lesson5

Installandconfigureserverservices:

Chapter2,Lesson1

InstallandconfigureaWebserver

Chapter2,
Lessons1and3;
Chapter6,
Lesson2;
Chapter8,

Lessons1and5;
andChapter9,
Lesson2

InstallandconfigureFrontPageServer

Chapter2,


Extensions

Lesson1

GettingStarted
Thisself-pacedtrainingkitcontainshands-onprocedurestohelpyoulearnabout
developingWebapplications.
Tocompletesomeoftheseprocedures,youmusthavetwonetworkedcomputers
orbeconnectedtoalargernetwork.Bothcomputersmustbecapableofrunning
MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalEdition,Windows2000,orlater.
CAUTION
Severalexercisesrequireyoutomakechangestoyourservers.This
mightcauseundesirableresultsifyouareconnectedtoalarger
network.Checkwithyournetworkadministratorbeforeattempting
theseexercises.

HardwareRequirements
Eachcomputermusthavethefollowingminimumconfiguration.Allhardware
shouldbeontheMicrosoftWindowsXPorMicrosoftWindows2000Hardware
CompatibilityList.
PentiumII–classprocessor,450megahertz(MHz)

160MBphysicalmemory,256MBrecommended
CD-ROMorDVDdrive,12xorfasterrecommended
NOTE
ADVDdriveisrequiredtoinstalltheVisualStudio.NET
ProfessionalEvaluationEditionsoftware.
3.5gigabytes(GB)oninstallationdrive,whichincludes500megabytes
(MB)onsystemdrive.
SuperVGA(800x600)orhigher-resolutionmonitorwith256colors.


MicrosoftMouseorcompatiblepointingdevice
Internetconnectionandnetworkingcard(56Kmodemistheminimum
acceptableInternetconnectionspeed,higherspeedconnectionis
recommended)

SoftwareRequirements
Thefollowingsoftwareisrequiredtocompletetheproceduresinthiscourse.
MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalEditionorWindows2000.
NOTE
Thedefaultinstallationconfigurationfortheseoperating
systemsincludestheMicrosoftInternetInformationServices
(IIS)softwarerequiredfordevelopingWebapplications.
MicrosoftVisualStudio.NETProfessionalEditionorVisualStudio
.NETEnterpriseDeveloper.ProfessionalEditionisrecommended,and
EnterpriseDeveloperEditionisideal.

SetupInstructions
Setupyourcomputeraccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.

TheLessonFiles

ToinstallthelessonfilesandeBooktoyourharddiskdrive
1. InserttheSupplementalCourseMaterialsCD-ROMintoyourCDROMdrive.
NOTE
IfAutoRunisdisabledonyourmachine,refertothe
ReadmefileontheCD-ROM.
2. RuntheSetupprogramincludedontheCD-ROM.Setupwill
automaticallyinstallthelessonfiles,supportfiles,andeBookonyour


computer.
3. AfterSetupcompletes,itwilldisplayaStartpageinyourbrowser.
YoucanusetheStartpagetoviewthelessonfiles,eBook,Readme,
andadditionalinformation.
NOTE
Ifyouencounterproblemsinstallinganyportionofthis
trainingkit,seetheReadmeincludedontheCD-ROMfor
Troubleshootinginformationandadditionalinstructions.

TousetheeBook
YoucanviewtheeBookfromanumberoflocations:
FromtheStartpagedisplayedattheendofSetup.
FromlinkswithinthedefaultpagesoftheMCSDWebAppsVBand
MCSDWebAppsCSsolutionsinstalledbySetup.
FromtheWindowsStartmenuusingtheeBookiteminstalledinthe
MicrosoftPressprogramgroup.
FromtheWindowsExplorerbyopeningtheMCSDWebApps2.chmfile.

SampleExamQuestions
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2. ClickSampleExamQuestionsontheuserinterfacemenuandthen
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TheMicrosoftCertifiedProfessionalProgram
TheMicrosoftCertifiedProfessional(MCP)programprovidesthebestmethod
toproveyourcommandofcurrentMicrosoftproductsandtechnologies.
Microsoft,anindustryleaderincertification,isontheforefrontoftesting
methodology.Ourexamsandcorrespondingcertificationsaredevelopedto
validateyourmasteryofcriticalcompetenciesasyoudesignanddevelop,or
implementandsupport,solutionswithMicrosoftproductsandtechnologies.
ComputerprofessionalswhobecomeMicrosoftcertifiedarerecognizedas
expertsandaresoughtafterindustry‐wide.
TheMicrosoftCertifiedProfessionalprogramoffersmultiplecertifications,
basedonspecificareasoftechnicalexpertise,including:
MicrosoftCertifiedApplicationDeveloper(MCAD)forMicrosoft
.NET.
Qualifiedtodevelopandmaintaindepartment-levelapplications,
components,Webordesktopclients,orback-enddataservices.
MicrosoftCertifiedSolutionDeveloper(MCSD).
Qualifiedtodesignanddevelopcustombusinesssolutionswith
Microsoftdevelopmenttools,technologies,andplatformsand
MicrosoftWindowsarchitecture.
MicrosoftCertifiedProfessional(MCP).
Demonstratedin-depthknowledgeofatleastoneMicrosoftWindows
operatingsystemorarchitecturallysignificantplatform.AnMCPis
qualifiedtoimplementaMicrosoftproductortechnologyaspartofa

businesssolutionforanorganization.
MicrosoftCertifiedSystemsEngineer(MCSE)onWindows2000.
Qualifiedtoeffectivelyanalyzethebusinessrequirementsanddesign
andimplementtheinfrastructureforbusinesssolutionsbasedonthe
MicrosoftWindows2000platformandMicrosoft.NETEnterprise
Servers.
MicrosoftCertifiedSystemsAdministrator(MCSA)onMicrosoft


Windows2000.
Individualswhoimplement,manage,andtroubleshootexistingnetwork
andsystemenvironmentsbasedontheMicrosoftWindows2000and
Windows.NETServeroperatingsystems.
MicrosoftCertifiedDatabaseAdministrator(MCDBA)onMicrosoft
SQLServer2000.
Individualswhoderivephysicaldatabasedesigns,developlogicaldata
models,createphysicaldatabases,createdataservicesbyusing
Transact-SQL,manageandmaintaindatabases,configureandmanage
security,monitorandoptimizedatabases,andinstallandconfigure
MicrosoftSQLServer.
MicrosoftCertifiedTrainer(MCT).
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CurriculumthroughaMicrosoftCertifiedTechnicalEducationCenter
(CTEC).

MicrosoftCertificationBenefits
Microsoftcertification,oneofthemostcomprehensivecertificationprograms
availableforassessingandmaintainingsoftware-relatedskills,isavaluable
measureofanindividual’sknowledgeandexpertise.Microsoftcertificationis
awardedtoindividualswhohavesuccessfullydemonstratedtheirabilityto

performspecifictasksandimplementsolutionswithMicrosoftproducts.Not
onlydoesthisprovideanobjectivemeasureforemployerstoconsider,italso
providesguidanceforwhatanindividualshouldknowtobeproficient.Andas
withanyskills-assessmentandbenchmarkingmeasure,certificationbringsa
varietyofbenefits:totheindividual,andtoemployersandorganizations.

MicrosoftCertificationBenefitsforIndividuals
AsaMicrosoftCertifiedProfessional,youreceivemanybenefits:
IndustryrecognitionofyourknowledgeandproficiencywithMicrosoft
productsandtechnologies.
AMicrosoftDeveloperNetworksubscription.MCPsreceiverebatesor