For those interested in pursuing certification(s) on .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft has released a set of exams for various .Net 3.5 technologies. I often get asked about these exams and how to study for them. In this post I will try to answer the first part. This post lists all currently available .Net 3.5 exams and skills they measure.
Exam 70-562: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development
- Configuring and Deploying Web Applications
- Consuming and Creating Server Controls
- Working with Data and Services
- Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications
- Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting
- Targeting Mobile Devices
- Programming Web Applications
Exam 70-502: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development
- Creating a WPF Application
- Building user Interfaces
- Adding and managing content
- Binding to data sources
- Customizing appearance
- Configuring and deploying WPF applications
Exam 70-503: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Communication Foundation Application Development
- Creating Services
- Exposing and Deploying Services
- Instrumenting and Administering Services
- Consuming Services
- Securing Services
- Managing the Service Life Cycle
Exam 70-504: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Workflow Foundation Application Development
- Creating and Hosting Workflows
- Communicating with Workflows
- Creating and Configuring Custom Activities
- Applying Rules and Conditions
- Managing Transactions and Compensations
- Creating and Managing Runtime Services
Exam 70-505: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development
- Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls
- Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application
- Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application
- Enhancing Usability
- Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience
- Deploying Windows Forms Controls
- Configuring and Deploying Applictions
Exam 70-561: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development
- Connecting to Data Sources
- Selecting and Querying Data
- Modifying Data
- Synchronizing Data
- Working with Disconnected Data
- Object Relational Mapping by Using the Entity Framework
Exam 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework – Application Development Foundation
- Developing applications that use system types and collections
- Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application
- Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application
- Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application
- Improving the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework security features
- Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application
- Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application
In future posts I will look at some of these exams in detail.
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