Microsoft Certified Professional Developer/Exam 70-526

MSDN Exam Information

Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls

• Add and configure a Windows Form
  • Add a Windows Form to a project at design time
  • Configure a Windows Form to control accessibility, appearance, behavior, configuration, data, design, focus, layout, style, and other functionality
• Manage control layout on a Windows Form
  • Group and arrange controls by using the Panel control, GroupBox control, TabControl control, FlowLayoutPanel control, and TableLayoutPanel control
  • Use the SplitContainer control to create dynamic container areas
• Add and configure a Windows Forms control
  • Use the integrated development environment (IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time
  • Add controls to a Windows Form at run time
  • Configure controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the UI
  • Modify control properties
  • Configure controls on a Windows Form at run time to ensure that the UI complies with best practices
  • Create and configure command controls on a Windows Form
  • Create and configure text edit controls on a Windows Form
  • Create and configure text display controls on a Windows Form
  • Use the LinkLabel control to add Web-style links to Windows Forms applications
  • Provide a list of options on a Windows Form by using a ListBox control, a ComboBox control, or a CheckedListBox control
  • Configure the layout and functionality of a Windows Form to display a list of items
  • Implement value-setting controls on a Windows Form
  • Configure a WebBrowser control
  • Add and configure date-setting controls on a Windows Form
  • Display images by using Windows Forms controls
  • Configure the NotifyIcon component
  • Create access keys for Windows Forms controls
• Create and configure menus
  • Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form
  • Change the displayed menu structure programmatically
  • Create and configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form
• Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls
  • Use the Windows Forms Designer to create event handlers
  • Manage mouse and keyboard events within Windows Forms applications
  • Program a Windows Forms application to recognize modifier keys
  • Use the Windows Forms Designer to create default event handlers
  • Create event handlers at run time to respond to system or user events dynamically
  • Connect multiple events to a single event handler
  • Use the Code Editor to override methods defined in the base class

Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application

• Implement data-bound controls
  • Use the DataGridView control to display and update the tabular data contained in a data source
  • Use a simple data-bound control to display a single data element on a Windows Form
  • Implement complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources
  • Navigate forward and backward through records in a DataSet in Windows Forms
  • Define a data source by using a DataConnector component. *** feature renamed to BindingSource *****
  • Create data forms by using the Data Form Wizard *** feature was removed from Visual Studio 2005 before RTM ***
• Manage connections and transactions
  • Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection Wizard
  • Configure a connection to a database by using Server Explorer
  • Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection class
  • Connect to a database by using specific database Connection objects
  • Enumerate through instances of Microsoft SQL Server
  • Open an ADO.NET connection to a database
  • Close an ADO.NET connection to a database by using the Close method of the Connection object
  • Protect access to data source connection details
  • Create a connection designed for reuse in a connection pool
  • Control a connection pool by configuring ConnectionString values based on database type
  • Use the Connection events to detect database information
  • Handle exceptions when connecting to a database
  • Perform transactions by using the Transaction object
• Create, add, delete, and edit data in a connected environment
  • Retrieve data by using a DataReader object
  • Build SQL commands in Server Explorer
  • Build SQL commands in code
  • Create parameters for a Command object
  • Perform database operations by using a Command object
  • Retrieve data from a database by using a Command object
  • Perform asynchronous operations by using a Command object
  • Perform bulk copy operations
  • Store and retrieve binary large object (BLOB) data types in a database
• Create, add, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment
• Manage XML with the XML Document Object Model (DOM)
• Read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class

Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application

• Manage the print process by using print dialogs
• Construct print documents
• Create a customized PrintPreview component

Enhancing Usability

• Perform drag-and-drop operations
• Implement globalization and localization for a Windows Forms application
• Implement accessibility features
• Create and configure multiple-document interface (MDI) forms
• Create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components
• Persist Windows Forms application settings between sessions

Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience

• Manage a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component
• Implement an asynchronous method

Developing Windows Forms Controls

• Create a composite Windows Forms control
• Create a custom Windows Forms control by inheriting from the control class
• Create an extended control by inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control

Configuring and Deploying Applications

• Configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology
• Create a Windows Forms setup application
• Add functionality to a Windows Forms setup application

References

• Preparation Guide for Exam 70-526