Exam 70-536 Study Guide: Skill Set 4

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This is the fourth skill set for the the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation Exam. This skill set involves using various forms of input/output (I/O) including file I/O, serialization, and streams.

4. Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application

• Serialize or deserialize an object or an object graph by using runtime serialization techniques. (System.Runtime.Serialization)

• Control the serialization of an object into XML format. (System.Xml.Serialization)

• Implement custom serialization formatting by using the Serialization Formatter classes.

• Access files and folders by using the File System classes. (System.IO)

• Manage byte streams by using Stream classes. (System.IO)

• Use Reader and Writer classes to manage application data in the .NET Framework. (System.IO)

• Compress or decompress stream information in a .NET Framework application (System.IO.Compression), and improve the security of application data by using isolated storage. (System.IO.IsolatedStorage)