• Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including:
• Tables
• Images
• Forms
• Programming experience using Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C# , including:
• Declaring variables
• Using loops
• Using conditional statements

• Describe ASP.NET and create a Web application by using Visual Basic or Visual C#.
• Create and add functionality to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form that contains server controls.
• Access data by using Microsoft ADO.NET 3.5 and the built-in data access tools available in Visual Studio 2008.
• Accomplish complex data access tasks from an ASP.NET Web application and access and manipulate data that was stored by using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
• Create and extend an ASP.NET AJAX application.
• Create a Microsoft Silverlight-based application that delivers dynamic content.
• Call a Web service from an ASP.NET Web application and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.
• Store ASP.NET Web application and session data by using a variety of methods.
• Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
• Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies, including authentication and authorization.

*Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

• Overview of Visual Studio 2008
• Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project
• Overview of the Microsoft .NET-Based Languages
• Creating a Component by Using Visual Studio 2008

• Exercise 1: Creating an ASP.NET Web Site
• Exercise 2: Creating a Class
• Exercise 3: Calling the Component

• Navigate the Visual Studio 2008 integrated development environment (IDE).
• Create, build, and view an ASP.NET Web application project.
• Identify the languages that support the .NET Framework and choose an appropriate development language for your needs.
• Create a component by using Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C#.

• Creating Web Forms and Master Pages
• Adding Server Controls to a Web Form
• Implementing Code-Behind Pages
• Adding Event Procedures to Web Server Controls
• Handling Page Events

• Exercise 1: Creating the Default.aspx Web Form
• Exercise 2: Creating the benefitsMaster Master Page
• Exercise 3: Creating the Life.aspx Web Form
• Exercise 4: Creating Page and Click Event Procedure
• Exercise 5: (If Time Permits): Implementing a Component in a User Control

• Add a Web Form to an ASP.NET Web application project and create a Web Form that uses a master page.
• Add server controls to a Web Form by using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 toolbox.
• Implement code-behind pages in a Web application.
• Create event procedures for Web server controls.
• Handle Page events in a Web application.

• Overview of ADO.NET
• Connecting to a Database
• Accessing Data
• Accessing Multiple Tables

• Exercise 1: Connecting to the Doctors Database
• Exercise 2: Paging and Selection in a GridView Control
• Exercise 3: Implementing a SqlDataReader

• Describe the key features of ADO.NET.
• Create a connection to a database by using ADO.NET.
• Access data from a SQL Server database by using a DataSet and DataReader.
• Store multiple tables of data in a DataSet object and then display that data in GridView controls.

• Stored Procedures
• Data Access with LINQ to SQL
• Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET
• XML and the DataSet Object
• Managing XML Data

• Exercise 1: Get Unique City Names
• Exercise 2: Get Doctor Specialties
• Exercise 3: Get Doctor Specialties by Using LINQ to SQL
• Exercise 4: Reading a List of Mutual Funds from an XML File
• Exercise 5: Reading, Transforming, and Displaying XML

• Explain what a stored procedure is and the reasons for using stored procedures when accessing a database.
• Call stored procedures.
• Query and update data in a SQL Server database by using LINQ to SQL.
• Describe XML architecture in Microsoft ASP.NET.
• Read and write XML data into a DataSet object.
• Store, retrieve, and transform XML data by using XmlDataDocument and XslTransform objects.

• Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX
• Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions
• Extending an Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

• Exercise 1: Implementing Partial Page Rendering with the UpdatePanel Control
• Exercise 2: Installing and Using the AJAX Control Toolkit

• Explain the purpose of ASP.NET AJAX and list its key components.
• Create an ASP.NET AJAX application by using the ASP.NET AJAX extensions.
• Extend an ASP.NET AJAX application by using the ASP.NET AJAX control toolkit.

• Overview of Microsoft Silverlight
• Creating Silverlight-Based Applications with Visual Studio 2008
• Implementing XAML Objects

• Exercise 1: Creating a Microsoft Silverlight-Based Application
• Exercise 2: Adding Dynamic Content to a Microsoft Silverlight Application

• Describe the purpose and features of Microsoft Silverlight.
• Create a Silverlight-based application by using Visual Studio 2008.
• Implement XAML objects in a Silverlight application.

• Overview of Using XML Web Services
• Calling an XML Web Service
• Creating an XML Web Service

• Exercise 1: Creating the Dentist XML Web Service and the GetAllDentists XML Web Service Method
• Exercise 2: Creating the GetDentistsByPostalCode XML Web Service Method
• Exercise 3: Consuming the GetAllDentists XML Web Service Method
• Exercise 4: Consuming the GetDentistsByPostalCode XML Web Service Method

• Describe the purpose and process behind calling an XML Web Service from a Web Form.
• Call an XML Web service directly from a browser by using HTTP.
• Create a Web reference proxy for an XML Web service method, and call that Web method from a Web Form.
• Create an XML Web service by using the templates in Visual Studio 2008.

• State Management
• Application and Session Variables
• Cookies and Cookieless Sessions

• Exercise 1: Implementing Session Variables
• Exercise 2: Implementing Cookies
• Exercise 3: Implementing Application Variables
• Exercise 4: Storing Session Variables in a Database

• Describe state management and the options that are available to manage state in an ASP.NET Web application.
• Manage state in an ASP.NET Web application by using application and session variables.
• Manage state in an ASP.NET Web application by using cookies and cookieless sessions.

• Implementing the Cache Object
• ASP.NET Output Caching
• Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application
• Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

• Exercise 1: Caching a DataSet by Using the Cache Object
• Exercise 2: Reducing Response Times by Using the Page Output Cache
• Exercise 3: Partial Page Caching
• Exercise 4: Implementing Dynamic Properties
• Exercise 5: Deploying Your Site

• Store information by using the Cache object.
• Store Web pages and Web page fragments by using ASP.NET output caching.
• Configure an ASP.NET Web application by using the Machine.config and Web.config files.
• Deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

• Web Application Security Overview
• Windows-Based Authentication
• Forms-Based Authentication

• Exercise 1: Securing Your Web Site by Using Windows-Based Authentication
• Exercise 2: Securing Your Web Site by Using Forms-Based Authentication
• Exercise 3: Registering New Users

• Describe the ASP.NET and IIS authentication methods.
• Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using Windows-based authentication.
• Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using Forms-based authentication.