MCPD 70-518 Exam Ref · Designing and Developing Windows® Applications Using Microsoft® .NET Framework 4 by Northrup, Tony -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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MCPD 70-518 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Windows® Applications Using Microsoft® .NET Framework 4

Introduction

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Preparing for the Exam 1. Designing the Layers of a Solution

Objective 1.1: Design a Loosely Coupled Layered Architecture

Designing Service-Oriented Architectures Providing Separation of Concern Designing a System Topology Choosing Between Presentation and Business Logic Using WCF Routing Understanding BizTalk Server Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 1.2: Design Service Interaction

Designing Service and Method Granularity

Service Granularity Cohesion Method Granularity

Choosing Protocols and Binding Types Using REST Using Message and Data Contracts

Creating a Message Contract Creating a Data Contract

Using Custom SOAP Headers

How to Add Simple Custom SOAP Headers How to Create Custom SOAP Headers Using Generic Classes How to Create Custom SOAP Headers Using Custom Classes

Managing Data Integrity Choosing Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Choosing a Message Exchange Pattern Versioning Hosting WCF Services Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 1.3: Design the Security Implementation

Planning for User Account Control Designing for Least Privilege

Using Partial Trust Using CAS Imperatively Using Application Domains

Understanding Process Identity Understanding Impersonation and Delegation

Impersonating Users Delegating Credentials Designing Trusted Subsystems

Implementing Authorization

Using Federated Security Using Claims-Based Authentication Requiring Membership Roles Declaratively Requiring Membership Roles Imperatively

Planning Role Management Using Cryptography

Using IPsec Using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Using Hashes to Store Passwords Using Digital Signatures

Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 1.4: Design for Interoperability with External Systems

Accessing Assemblies from Unmanaged Code Accessing COM Objects Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 1.5: Design for Optimal Processing

Planning for Long-Running Processes

Designing a Client Application for a Long-Running Process Designing a Web Service for a Long-Running Process Using Windows Workflow Foundation

Scaling Applications

Scaling Up Scaling Out

Moving to the Cloud Using Queuing Minimizing Latency Using a Service Bus Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 1.6: Design for Globalization and Localization

Choosing Between CurrentCulture and CurrentUICulture Format Text for Differing Cultures Translating Applications Working with Time Comparing Data Designing Databases for Globalization Objective Summary Objective Review

Chapter Summary Answers

Objective 1.1: Review Objective 1.1: Thought Experiment Objective 1.2: Review Objective 1.2: Thought Experiment Objective 1.3: Review Objective 1.3: Thought Experiment Objective 1.4: Review Objective 1.4: Thought Experiment Objective 1.5: Review Objective 1.5: Thought Experiment Objective 1.6: Review Objective 1.6: Thought Experiment

2. Designing the Presentation Layer

Objective 2.1: Choose the Appropriate Windows Technology

Windows Forms WPF Choosing Between Windows Forms and WPF Interoperating Between Windows Forms and WPF

Incorporating WPF Elements into a Windows Forms Application Incorporating Windows Forms Elements in a WPF Application Using Dialog Boxes in WPF Applications File Dialog Boxes WindowsFormsHost Adding a Windows Forms Control to a WPF Application Setting Properties of Windows Forms Controls in a WPF Application Setting Event Handlers on Windows Forms Controls in a WPF Application Obtaining a Reference to a Hosted Windows Forms Control in Code

Choosing a Presentation Pattern Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 2.2: Design the UI Layout and Structure

Evaluate the Conceptual Design Designing for Inheritance and the Reuse of Visual Elements

Creating Extended Controls in Windows Forms Extending a Control Extending a Form Creating Custom Dialog Boxes Using Styles in WPF

Setters Property Setters Event Setters

Using Resources in WPF Declaring a Logical Resource Application Resources Accessing a Resource in XAML Static and Dynamic Resources

Creating a Resource Dictionary

To create a resource dictionary Merging Resource Dictionaries Choosing Where to Store a Resource

Designing for Accessibility

Support Standard System Settings Ensure Compatibility with the High-Contrast Option Provide Documented Keyboard Access to All Features Provide Notification of the Keyboard Focus Location Convey No Information by Sound Alone Accessibility Properties of Windows Forms Controls

Deciding When Custom Controls Are Needed Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 2.3: Design Application Workflow

Implementing User Navigation

MDI Forms in Windows Forms Creating an MDI Parent Form

To create an MDI parent form

Creating MDI Child Forms

To create an MDI child form

Identifying the Active Child Form Sending Data to the Active Child Form from the Clipboard Arranging MDI Child Forms

Navigation Applications in WPF

Using Hyperlinks Using NavigationService Hosting Pages in Frames Using the Journal

Removing Items from the Journal Adding Items to the Journal

To add custom journal entries

Handling Navigation Events

Passing Information to Navigation Events Cancelling Navigation

Using PageFunction Objects

To add a PageFunction object to a project To change the return type of your PageFunction To return a value from a PageFunction Removing PageFunction Entries from the Journal

Simple Navigation and Structured Navigation Designing for Different Input Types Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 2.4: Design Data Presentation and Input

Designing Data Validation

Data Type Validation Range Checking Lookup Validation Complex Validation Validating Data at the Client and Server Validating Data in a WPF Application Implementing Custom Validation Rules Handling Validation Errors

Design a Data Binding Strategy

Data Binding in Windows Forms Binding to Types Other Than Dataset Data Binding in WPF Navigating Bound Data in WPF Binding to XML in WPF Using XPath When Binding to XML Using Data Templates in the WPF Presentation Layer

Managing Data Shared Between Forms

Creating an Application Variable in Windows Forms with Visual Basic Creating an Application Variable in Windows Forms with Visual C# Creating an Application Variable in WPF

Managing Media

SoundPlayer MediaPlayer and MediaElement

Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 2.5: Design Presentation Behavior

Determine Which Behaviors Will Be Implemented and How

Attached Events Triggers Property Triggers Multi-Triggers Data Triggers and Multi-Data-Triggers Event Triggers Animation

Creating Attached Behaviors Implementing Drag-and-Drop Functionality

The General Sequence of a Drag-and-Drop Operation The DragDropEffects Enumeration Initiating the Drag-and-Drop Operation in Windows Forms Applications Initiating the Drag-and-Drop Operation in WPF Applications Handling the DragEnter Event Handling the DragDrop Event Implementing Drag-and-Drop Operations Between Applications

Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 2.6: Design for UI Responsiveness

Offloading Operations from the UI Thread and Reporting Progress

Announcing the Completion of a Background Process Returning a Value from a Background Process Cancelling a Background Process Reporting Progress of a Background Process with BackgroundWorker Requesting the Status of a Background Process Creating Process Threads Creating and Starting a New Thread Destroying Threads Synchronizing Threads Special Considerations When Working with Controls

Using Dispatcher to Access Controls Safely on Another Thread in WPF Avoiding Unnecessary Screen Refreshes Determining Whether to Sort and Filter Data on the Client or Server Addressing UI Memory Issues Objective Summary Objective Review

Chapter Summary Answers

Objective 2.1: Review Objective 2.1: Thought Experiment Objective 2.2: Review Objective 2.2: Thought Experiment Objective 2.3: Review Objective 2.3: Thought Experiment Objective 2.4: Review Objective 2.4: Thought Experiment Objective 2.5: Review Objective 2.5: Thought Experiment Objective 2.6: Review Objective 2.6: Thought Experiment

3. Designing the Data Access Layer

Objective 3.1: Choose the Appropriate Data Access Strategy

Understanding .NET Data Access Technologies

Using ADO.NET Using the Entity Framework Using LINQ to SQL Using LINQ to Objects Using WCF Data Services

Supporting Different Data Sources Choosing a Data Access Strategy Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 3.2: Design the Data Object Model

Mapping to Persistent Storage

Database Mapping with LINQ to SQL Database Mapping with the Entity Framework File Mapping

Designing a Schema Change Management Strategy Abstracting from the Service Layer

Abstracting the Entity Framework Data Model Abstracting the LINQ to SQL Data Model

Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 3.3: Design Data Caching

Understanding Caching Using MemoryCache Caching Web Services Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 3.4: Design Offline Storage and Data Synchronization

Determining the Need for Offline Data Storage Using Sync Framework

Accessing Databases Offline Accessing Files Offline Accessing RSS and Atom Feeds

Designing Synchronization

Choosing a Synchronization Topology Database Design Considerations Optimizing Synchronization Performance

Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 3.5: Design for a Concurrent Multiuser Environment

Planning for Multiuser Conflicts Understanding Deadlock Conflicts Designing Concurrency for Web Services Using Cross-Tier Distributed Transactions Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 3.6: Analyze Data Services for Optimization

Understanding ORM Performance Understanding Lazy and Eager Loading Optimizing Round-Trips Objective Summary Objective Review

Chapter Summary Answers

Objective 3.1: Review Objective 3.1: Thought Experiment Objective 3.2: Review Objective 3.2: Thought Experiment Objective 3.3: Review Objective 3.3: Thought Experiment Objective 3.4: Review Objective 3.4: Thought Experiment Objective 3.5: Review Objective 3.5: Thought Experiment Objective 3.6: Review Objective 3.6: Thought Experiment

4. Planning a Solution Deployment

Objective 4.1: Define a Client Deployment Strategy

Understanding Installation Methods

ClickOnce Windows Installer XCopy

Choosing an Installation Method Deploying the .NET Framework Deploying COM Objects Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 4.2: Plan a Database Deployment

Understanding Database Deployment Files Using SQL Scripts Using the Vsdbcmd.exe Tool Using Data-Tier Projects Using SQL Server Database Projects Publishing Databases from Server Explorer Publishing Databases with a WCF Web Service Understanding Deployment Conflicts Deploying an Embedded Database Privately Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 4.3: Design a Solution Update Strategy

Updating ClickOnce Applications Updating with Windows Installer Packaging Shared Components Checking for Windows Installer Updates Updating Shared Components Designing Web Services for Updates Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 4.4: Plan for N-Tier Deployment

Designing a Physical Topology Determining Component Installation Order Objective Summary Objective Review

Chapter Summary Answers

Objective 4.1: Review Objective 4.1: Thought Experiment Objective 4.2: Review Objective 4.2: Thought Experiment Objective 4.3: Review Objective 4.3: Thought Experiment Objective 4.4: Review Objective 4.4: Thought Experiment

5. Designing for Stability and Maintenance

Objective 5.1: Design for Error Handling

Designing an Exception Handling Strategy Handling Exceptions Across Tiers Collecting User Feedback Creating Custom Exception Classes Processing Unhandled Exceptions Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 5.2: Evaluate and Recommend a Test Strategy

Understanding Black Box and White Box Testing Understanding Functional Tests

Acceptance Testing Stability Testing Integration Testing Unit Testing API Testing Range Testing Security Testing

Understanding UI Tests

Usability Testing Globalization Testing Accessibility Testing

Understanding Performance Tests

Capacity Testing Performance Testing Scalability Testing Duration Testing

Understanding Code Coverage Objective Summary Objective Review

Objective 5.3: Design a Diagnostics and Monitoring Strategy

Providing Monitoring Information

Using Windows Event Logging Using Performance Counters Using Event Tracing Using WMI

Providing Usage Reporting Choosing Distributed or Centralized Logging Designing a Diagnostics and Monitoring Strategy Profiling .NET Applications Objective Summary Objective Review

Chapter Summary Answers

Objective 5.1: Review Objective 5.1: Thought Experiment Objective 5.2: Review Objective 5.2: Thought Experiment Objective 5.3: Review Objective 5.3: Thought Experiment

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