70-566 Practice Test

This test is for candidates who already hold a certification as an MCPD Windows Developer 2.0 and want to upgrade to the .NET Framework 3.5 version. Candidates for this test work on a team in a development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create Windows-based applications. Candidates should have at least one year of experience developing Windows-based applications by using the .NET Framework 2.0 and should be able to demonstrate the following: a solid understanding of Windows Forms applications in the context of the.NET Framework 3.5 solution stack; experience programming against the System.Windows.Forms object model; experience creating graphical user interface applications; experience creating data-driven user interfaces (UI); and experience deploying Windows applications.

Important Test Information and Objectives
This test measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks:

• Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls
• Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application
• Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application
• Enhancing Usability
• Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience
• Deploying Windows Forms Controls
• Configuring and Deploying Applications
• Validating an application design against specifications
• Planning Data Management
• Planning user interaction and presentation strategy
• Designing security implementation
• Planning application deployment and maintenance
• Designing the application architecture
• Designing for optimized performance