Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications

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Prerequisites

To successfully complete your exams, you should have:

• At least two years of experience of using the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0, the .NET Framework 1.1, the .NET Framework 2.0, or the .NET Framework 3.5 to develop web-based, as well as Windows-based or distributed applications
• A working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005
• Experience working in a team in a medium-to-large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Who is this course for?

This course is for those looking to pursue careers as web developers, Windows developers, or enterprise software developers. It may also be for database developers or systems administrators who want to show their breadth of technology experience, but do not work daily with the .NET Framework 2.0.

What will I learn?

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to:

.NET Application Development:

• Develop applications that use system types and collections
• Implement service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application
• Embed configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application
• Implement serialisation and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application
• Improve the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework security features
• Implement interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application
• Implement globalisation, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application.

.NET Distributed Application Development

• Create and access XML web services
• Configure and customise a web service application
• Create, configure and deploy remoting applications
• Implement asynchronous calls and remoting events
• Implement web services enhancements (WSE) 3.0
• Create and access a serviced component and use message queuing.

What certificate will I get?

After passing this course, you will receive the MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications certification.

You will also be halfway to gaining the MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications and MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications certifications.

What course materials do I get?

To help you excel in your examinations through effective and efficient learning, ICS will provide you with all the learning materials necessary:

• Flash video tutorials led by a virtual instructor
• Interactive simulations and resources
• E-books
• Practice exams
• Microsoft-branded supporting textbook 
• Course and assessment guide to help you pass your exams.

What support do I get?

You will have access to our dedicated ICS Technology Student Community, which will allow you to share and collaborate with your peers, get interactive and expert feedback from tutors and browse our resource library.

You will also receive 12 months of email tutorial support.

Sample Course Material

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Related Courses

• MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications
• MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications.

.Net Framework Distributed Applications Course Outline

EXAM 70-536

Core Foundations of .NET Development

• Course Overview
• Examining Primary System Types
• Working with Special System Types
• Working with Interfaces
• Module Review
• Examining Collections and Collection Interfaces
• Working with Primary Collection Types
• Working with Generic Collections
• Working with Specialised Collections
• Working with Collection Base Classes
• Working with an Assembly
• Sharing an Assembly by Using the Global Assembly Cache
• Installing an Assembly by Using Installation Types
• Configuring an Assembly by Using Configuration Type
• Performing Installation Tasks
• Managing an Event Log
• Working with Application Processes
• Managing Application Performance
• Debugging Applications
• Tracing Applications
• Embedding Management Information and Events
• Managing the File System
• Working with Byte Streams
• Compressing and Protecting Stream Information
• Managing Application Data
• Manipulating Strings Efficiently
• Working with Regular Expressions
• Generating Serialised Binary and Soap Formats
• Generating Serialised XML Formats
• Creating Custom Serialisation Classes
• Controlling Interaction Between Components by Using Delegates
• Controlling Interaction Between Components by Using Events
• Module Review.

EXAM 70-529

Building and Consuming a Simple XML Web Service

• Creating a Web Service and Client
• Working with the Client Proxy
• Deploying a Web Service and Configuring a Client
• Debugging and Exception Handling in Web Services
• Determining Web Service Connectivity
• Summary
• Configuring and Customizing a Web Service
• Creating and Using Custom Data Types
• Customising the Web Service
• Configuring the Web Service Using the Web.config File
• Summary
• Calling Web Methods Asynchronously
• Using a One-way Method
• Calling a Web Method Asynchronously
• Summary
• Building a Remoting Client and Server
• Implementing a Simple Remoting Client and Server
• Passing Data by Value
• Configuring Channels and Modes Programmatically
• Configuring Channels and Modes with Configuration Files
• Deploying and Debugging Remotable Classes
• Summary
• Creating and Serialising Remotable Types
• Using Serialisation Formatters
• Using Marshal by Reference
• Using Version-Tolerant Serialisation
• Summary
• Performing Remoting Operations Asynchronously
• Calling Remote Methods Asynchronously
• Raising and Handling Events in Remoting
• Summary
• Managing the Lifetime of Remote Objects
• Initialising the Lifetime of Remote Objects
• Renewing the Lifetime of Remote Objects
• Summary
• Sending and Receiving Messages by Using Message Queuing
• Building a Simple Messaging Client and Server
• Using More Complex Data Types and Formatters
• Summary
• Creating and Consuming Serviced Components
• Creating and Using a Serviced Component
• Using Enterprise Services in a Serviced Component
• Summary.

Assessment

Your knowledge of the course materials will be assessed by two examinations. These can be sat at your local authorised Prometric test centre:

• TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Application Development Foundation: Exam 70-536
• TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Distributed Application Development: Exam 70-529

Please note that examination fees are additional to course fees.

Hours of Study

80 hours

Minimum System Requirements

• 600MHz Intel Pentium III processor or equivalent
• Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 128MB RAM (256MB RAM recommended)
• 128MB available disc space
• CD-ROM drive
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01SP2.