VB .NET Windows Apps Exam 70-306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
SYNOPSIS MCAD .NETvs MCDBAvs MCSD .NETvs
Microsoft’s
exam 70-306, Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET is a core
requirement for the MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer) for Microsoft
.NET certification and is a core or elective requirement for the MCAD
(Microsoft Certified Application Developer) certification. It is designed for
candidates who work on a team in a medium or large development environment
that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Enterprise Developer Edition. There is
no specific prerequisite for this exam but Microsoft recommends that candidates
have at least one year of experience developing Windows-based applications
and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.
Exam 70-306 is also
an elective for this other certification: MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database
Administrator) on SQL Server 2000 on SQL Server 2000.
The
domains covered by this exam include:
Creating
User Services
Creating
and Managing Components and .NET Assemblies
Consuming
and Manipulating Data
Testing
and Debugging
Deploying
a Windows-based Application
Maintaining
and Supporting a Windows-based Application
Configuring
and Securing a Windows-based Application
Took the exam in the Netherlands. There were many ADO questions.
1 question about imperative / declarative security.
4 questions about XML generation
and a bunch of single-line 4 choice questions