Programming
with the Microsoft .NET Framework Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Course 4995A: Five days; Instructor-Led
Introduction
This five-day
instructor-led course enables developers who are migrating from a different
development language, an earlier version of Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#, or
who have completed entry-level training and experience using Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005, to gain in-depth guidance on programming the Microsoft .NET
Framework versions 2.0 and 3.0 with Visual Studio 2005.
The target audience for
this course is developers who already have professional programming experience
in C, C++, earlier versions of Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#, Java, or another
programming language, and who plan to use Visual Studio 2005 to develop
enterprise business solutions.
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
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Describe the .NET
Framework. |
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Create applications with
Visual Studio 2005. |
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Describe Visual Basic
.NET and Visual C# language and syntax features. |
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Use essential
object-oriented programming features. |
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Use advanced
object-oriented programming features. |
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Explain security in the
.NET Framework. |
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Access data by using
ADO.NET. |
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Build Windows
Presentation Foundation applications. |
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Describe distributed
applications, and create distributed applications with Windows Communication
Foundation. |
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Monitor .NET Framework
applications by using instrumentation. |
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Compile, test, and
deploy .NET Framework applications. |
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Interoperate with
unmanaged code (optional). |
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Describe software design
and development (optional). |
Before attending this
course, students must have:
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Professional experience
with programming in C, C++, earlier versions of Visual Basic or C#, Java, or
another programming language. |
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Familiarity with the
Microsoft .NET Framework strategy as described on the Microsoft .NET Homepage
at http://www.microsoft.com/net. |
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Familiarity with the
.NET Framework versions 2.0 and 3.0 as described on the MSDN Developer Center
site at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/programming/fundamentals/default.aspx. |
Module 1: Overview of the
Microsoft .NET Framework
This module introduces the
key features and components of the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. The module
also provides an overview of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 technologies, and
describes how they relate to version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.
Lessons
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Introduction to the .NET
Framework |
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.NET Framework 3.0
Technologies |
Lab 1: (There is no lab
for this module)
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key
features of the .NET Framework. |
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Describe the .NET
Framework 3.0 technologies. |
Module 2: Creating
Applications with Visual Studio 2005
This module introduces the
key features of the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment
(IDE), and describes how to create and manage solutions, projects, and other
resources. The module highlights many of the new features in Visual Studio 2005
that help to simplify and accelerate application development.
Lessons
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Introduction to Visual
Studio 2005 |
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Managing Solutions and
Projects |
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Managing the Integrated
Development Environment |
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Writing Code with Visual
Studio 2005 |
Lab 2: Creating
Applications with Visual Studio 2005
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Creating a Windows Forms
Application by Using Visual Studio 2005 |
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Locating and Fixing
Errors by Using the Error List Window |
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Creating and Using Code
Snippets |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key
features of Visual Studio 2005. |
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Manage solutions and
projects. |
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Manage the integrated
development environment. |
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Write code with Visual
Studio 2005. |
Module 3: Examining
Language and Syntax Features
This module introduces
fundamental language features in C# and Visual Basic, including variable
declarations, control flow constructs, and exception handling. The module also
describes new language features introduced in Visual Studio 2005.
Lessons
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Syntax Basics |
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Language Enhancements |
Lab 3: Examining Language
and Syntax Features
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Using Essential Language
Constructs |
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Handling Run-Time Errors |
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Using Generic Collection
Classes |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Use fundamental language
features in C# and Visual Basic, including variable declarations, conditional
statements, loops, and exception handling. |
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Use language
enhancements introduced in Visual Studio 2005, including generics, partial
types, and nullable types. |
Module 4: Essentials of
Object-Oriented Programming
This module introduces
students to the essentials of object-oriented programming, defines important
terminology, and shows the syntax for defining classes and creating instances.
Lessons
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Object-Oriented
Programming Concepts |
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Defining a Class |
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Creating a Class
Instance |
Lab 4: Essentials of
Object-Oriented Programming
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Creating a SalesPerson
Class |
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Creating and Using a
SalesPerson Instance |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key
features of object-oriented programming. |
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Define a class. |
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Create a class instance. |
Module 5: Advanced
Object-Oriented Programming
This module describes how
to use inheritance and interfaces. The module also introduces delegates and
events, and describes how to use them in .NET Framework applications.
Lessons
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Advanced Object-Oriented
Programming Concepts |
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Implementing Inheritance |
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Defining and
Implementing Interfaces |
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Creating and Using
Delegates and Events |
Lab 5: Advanced
Object-Oriented Programming
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Creating a Base Class |
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Creating Derived Classes |
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Implementing an
Interface |
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Defining and Using
Delegates and Events |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe advanced
object-oriented programming concepts. |
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Implement inheritance. |
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Define and implement
interfaces. |
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Create and use delegates
and events. |
Module 6: Security in the
.NET Framework
This module introduces the
concept of security, and describes how to use code access security and
role-based security. The module also introduces the cryptographic services
available in the .NET Framework.
Lessons
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Security Overview |
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Implementing Code Access
Security |
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Implementing Role-Based
Security |
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Using Cryptographic
Services |
Lab 6: Security in the
.NET Framework
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Implementing Code Access
Security |
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Implementing Role-Based
Security |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe security in the
.NET Framework. |
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Implement code access
security. |
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Implement role-based
security. |
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Use the cryptographic
services in the .NET Framework. |
Module 7: Accessing Data
by Using ADO.NET
This module describes how
to access data programmatically in a relational database, by using ADO.NET. The
module also describes how to read and write XML data, and introduces the
classes in the XML Document Object Model (DOM).
Lessons
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Overview of Data Access |
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Reading and Writing
Relational Data |
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Reading and Writing XML
Data |
Lab 7: Accessing Data by
Using ADO.NET
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Creating and Running
Simple Commands |
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Creating and Running
Query Commands |
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Binding Data to Controls
in a Form |
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Reading and Writing a
DataSet as XML Data |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key
features of data access in a .NET Framework application. |
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Read and write
relational data by using ADO.NET. |
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Read and write XML data. |
Module 8: Building Windows
Presentation Foundation Applications
This module describes the
key features of Windows Presentation Foundation and introduces Extensible
Application Markup Language (XAML), the declarative language that can be used
to define user interfaces. The module also introduces the Application object
model, and describes how to program a Windows Presentation Foundation
application.
Lessons
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Introduction to Windows
Presentation Foundation |
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Introduction to XAML |
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Programming Windows
Presentation Foundation Applications |
Lab 8: Building Windows
Presentation Foundation Applications
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Creating a Windows
Presentation Foundation Application |
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Implementing the
Code-Behind for the Application |
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Testing the Application |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key
features of Windows Presentation Foundation. |
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Describe and use XAML. |
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Program Windows
Presentation Foundation Applications. |
Module 9: Creating
Distributed Applications
This module introduces the
concept of distributed applications, and shows how to create and consume XML
Web services by using the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2005. The module
also covers the key features of Windows Communication Foundation, and explains how
to build Windows Communication Foundation services and clients.
Lessons
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Overview of Distributed
Applications |
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Creating and Consuming
XML Web Services |
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Building Windows
Communication Foundation Services and Clients |
Lab 9: Creating
Distributed Applications
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Creating and Consuming
an XML Web Service |
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Building a Windows
Communication Foundation Service |
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Building a Client for a
Windows Communication Foundation Service |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the options for
creating distributed .NET Framework applications and the key features of
Windows Communication Foundation. |
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Create and consume XML
Web services. |
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Build Windows
Communication Foundation services and clients. |
Module 10: Monitoring .NET
Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation
This module describes what
instrumentation is, and shows how to perform instrumentation in .NET Framework
applications by using code tracing and debugging, performance counters, and
event logs.
Lessons
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Introduction to Instrumentation |
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Code Tracing and
Debugging |
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Performance Counters |
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Event Logs |
Lab 10: Monitoring .NET
Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation
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Adding Tracing to an
Application |
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Testing the Tracing
Statements |
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Adding Event Logging to
an Application |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key
features of instrumentation in .NET Framework applications. |
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Explain code tracing and
debugging. |
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Describe performance
counters and explain how to use them. |
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Describe event logs and
explain how to write to an application event log. |
Module 11: Compiling,
Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications
This module describes
activities that take place in the final stages of application development, when
building, testing, and deploying an application. The module describes how to
use Microsoft tools to perform each of these activities.
Lessons
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Introduction to
Assemblies |
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Overview of the
Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) |
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Testing .NET Framework
Applications |
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Deploying .NET Framework
Applications by Using ClickOnce |
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Deploying .NET Framework
Applications by Using Windows Installer |
Lab 11: Compiling,
Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications
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Delay Signing a
Component Assembly |
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Creating a Merge Module
Project |
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Deploying an Application
by Using Windows Installer |
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Installing and Testing
the Application |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe assemblies and
explain features of assemblies that relate to deployment. |
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Explain how to use
MSBuild to build an application. |
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Describe the key
features of application testing. |
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Deploy applications by
using ClickOnce. |
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Deploy applications by
using Windows Installer. |
Module 12: Interoperating
with Unmanaged Code (Optional)
This module introduces the
concept of interoperability with unmanaged code, and then describes how to
access unmanaged functions and COM objects from managed code in a .NET
Framework application.
Lessons
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Overview of
Interoperability |
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Calling Unmanaged Functions
by Using Platform Invoke |
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Calling COM Objects from
Managed Code |
Lab 12: Interoperating
with Unmanaged Code
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Calling a Windows API
from Managed Code |
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Calling a COM Object
from Managed Code |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the options for
interoperating with unmanaged code from a .NET Framework application. |
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Call unmanaged functions
by using Platform Invoke. |
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Call COM objects from
managed code. |
Module 13: Software Design
and Development (Optional)
This module introduces
software design and development and explains some of the most commonly used
models and tools.
Lessons
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Introduction to the
Software Development Life Cycle |
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Introducing the
Microsoft Solutions Framework |
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Developing Applications
with the Capability Maturity Model Integration |
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Introducing Agile
Software Development |
Lab 13: Software Design
and Development
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Managing a Software
Development Process |
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Discussion |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the software development
life cycle. |
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Describe the key
features of the Microsoft Solutions Framework. |
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Describe the development
of applications with the Capability Maturity Model. |
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Describe the key
features of Agile Software Development. |
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