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Resources for .NET Web Applications (70-528)

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  • 19-05-2008 11:18am
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    Ginger
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    About the exam

    You need a passing score of 700 out of 1000. The exam itself consists of multiple choice questions only. There are no simulations in this exam as is common in development based exam. There are also no testlets (case study style) questions.

    This exam is version specific to ASP.NET using the 2.0 .NET Framework. As such you should be familiar with it, and also with IIS.

    Even with the new ASP.NET 3.5 exam that will be released in June/July 2008 this is still a very relevant exam as there are a lot of applications still be written in 2.0.

    Books

    First off get a book. The recommended one is the MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development (ISBN: 978-0735623347)

    This is the main training book for this exam. It covers ASP.NET on 2.0 Framework.

    It comes with a 90 day trial version of Visual Studio 2005 Pro which is what you should use unless you already have the full edition.

    What DO you need to know?

    As with previous resource guides, you use the exam matrix to figure what is actually going to be on the exam.

    Its quite a long list, but most of the topics are quite easy to study and understand as they are used quite often in the course of developing ASP.NET applications.

    Software

    Get a copy of the trial version of Visual Studio 2005 Pro edition. You shoudn't really use Visual 2008 for this exam, but it is possible. So as not to confuse yourself, best to stick to the 2005 edition.

    The book that is listed above comes with a 90 day trial.

    Install it on a virtual machine if you can. You can use the SQL Server Express Edition that ships with the edition as your database engine.

    The main reason you will be doing this, is so you can work on the tutorials and also practice with the tools. As this exam is specific to the 2.0 framework you should work with only the 2.0 toolset.

    It is preferable to use the standard or pro editions of VS2005 as the Express editions may not have all the tools installed, and also they don't always have the deployment tools that are used.

    Sample Exams

    There are plenty of providers out there saying they give sample questions. MeasureUp is one of the few certified sample providers. You should invest in a sample question set purely to get used to the exam format especially if this is your first exam. Wording will cause you the most hassle as you need to be very thorough in reading the questions. This goes for every MS exam.

    Finally

    Couple of things to remember

    1. Globalisation is a common topic in all development exams
    2. Know the command line tools, such as CasPol.exe, SN.exe etc
    3. Deployment using the Copy Web, Publish wizards and the differences in why you would use either in a given situation is always good to know.
    4. Tracing, debugging also
    5. Know how to secure your web application using the web.config file and the differences between the different authentication methods and why you use each one. Also configuring IIS for these methods.
    6. If there is an option between new and old tech, new tech nearly always wins. MS tend to use their exams like advertisements at times, showing the benefit of the newer stuff. So as a general rule of thumb its new tech over old

    I hope this helps and answers most of the questions that you have in relation to the exam and how to prepare for it


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