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.
Audience
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.
At Course Completion
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). |
Prerequisites
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. |
Course Outline
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. |