MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-548): Designing and Developing Windows®-Based Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework - Hardcover

EXAM PREP GUIDE

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCPD Exam 70-548—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. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• 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

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.

Your kit includes:

• 15% exam discount from Microsoft. (Limited time offer). Details inside.
• Official self-paced study guide.
• Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
• 400+ practice and review questions.
• Case scenarios and lab exercises.
• Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual C# code samples on CD.
• 90-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
• Fully searchable eBook of this guide.

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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.

Bruce Johnson is a 25-year veteran of the computer industry with a passion for system design and development. He coauthored MCPD Self-Paced Training Kits for Exams 70-548 and 70-547.

Brian C. Lanham specializes in developing Windows and Web based applications using the .NET Framework.

I am a Microsoft C# MVP and the founder of Wildermuth Consulting Services, LLC, a company that is dedicated to delivering software and training solutions in the Atlanta, Georgia area. I am also a speaker on the INEA Speaker's Bureau and have appeared at several national conferences to speak on a variety of subjects. I am the author of the book "Pragmatic ADO.NET", the upcoming "Prescriptive Data Architectures", both for Addison-Wesley as well as co-author of several certification books for Microsoft Press. I have been writing articles for a number of years for a variety of magazines and websites, including MSDN, MSDN Online, DevSource, The ServerSide .NET, ONDotNet.com and Intel's Rich Client Series. I have enjoyed building data-driven software for more than twenty years.

Sara Morgan, MCSD, MCDBA, specializes in Web-based applications and the author of Building Intelligent .NET Applications: Agents, Data Mining, Rule-Based Systems, and Speech Processing.