MSDN Reference Guide for Exam 70-526

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This MSDN Reference Guide for Exam 70-526 is for the Technology Specialist (TS) Exam 70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-based Client Development Exam for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (TS).

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This certification exam measures your ability to develop and implement Windows-based applications with the .NET Framework 2.0. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed as following:

Contents 1 Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls 2 Integrating data in a windows forms application 3 Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application 4 Enhancing Usability 5 Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience 6 Developing Windows Forms Controls 7 Configuring and Deploying Applications

The C# Language

• C# Keywords
• C# Operators
• C# Attributes
• C# Preprocessor Directives

Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls

• Add and configure a Windows Form.
  • Add a Windows Form to a project at design time
  • Configure a Windows Form to control accessibility, appearance, behavior, configuration, data, design, focus, layout, style, and other functionality.

• Manage control layout on a Windows Form.
  • Group and arrange controls by using the Panel control, GroupBox control, TabControl control, FlowLayoutPanel control, and TableLayoutPanel control.
  • Use the SplitContainer control to create dynamic container areas.

• Add and configure a Windows Forms control.
  • Use the integrated development environment (IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time.
  • Add controls to a Windows Form at run time
  • Configure controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the UI
  • Modify control properties.
  • Configure controls on a Windows Form at run time to ensure that the UI complies with best practices.
  • Create and configure command controls on a Windows Form.
  • Create and configure text edit controls on a Windows Form.
  • Create and configure text display controls on a Windows Form.
  • Use the LinkLabel control to add Web-style links to Windows Forms applications.
  • Provide a list of options on a Windows Form by using a ListBox control, a ComboBox control, or a CheckedListBox control.
  • Configure the layout and functionality of a Windows Form to display a list of items.
  • Implement value-setting controls on a Windows Form.
  • Configure a WebBrowser control
  • Add and configure date-setting controls on a Windows Form
  • Display images by using Windows Forms controls
  • Configure the NotifyIcon component
  • Create access keys for Windows Forms controls

• Create and configure menus.
  • Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form.
  • Change the displayed menu structure programmatically.
  • Create and configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form.

• Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls.
  • Use the Windows Forms Designer to create event handlers
  • Manage mouse and keyboard events within Windows Forms applications.
  • Program a Windows Forms application to recognize modifier keys.
  • Use the Windows Forms Designer to create default event handlers
  • Create event handlers at run time to respond to system or user events dynamically
  • Connect multiple events to a single event handler
  • Use the Code Editor to override methods defined in the base class.

Integrating data in a windows forms application

• Implement data-bound controls.
  • Use the DataGridView control to display and update the tabular data contained in a data source.
  • Use a simple data-bound control to display a single data element on a Windows Form.
  • Implement complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources.
  • Navigate forward and backward through records in a DataSet in Windows Forms.
  • Define a data source by using a DataConnector component.
  • Create data forms by using the Data Form Wizard

• Manage connections and transactions.
  • Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection Wizard.
  • Configure a connection to a database by using Server Explorer.
  • Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection class.
  • Connect to a database by using specific database Connection objects.
  • Enumerate through instances of Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Open an ADO.NET connection to a database.
  • Close an ADO.NET connection to a database by using the Close method of the Connection object.
  • Protect access to data source connection details.
  • Create a connection designed for reuse in a connection pool.
  • Control a connection pool by configuring ConnectionString values based on database type.
  • Use the Connection events to detect database information.
  • Handle exceptions when connecting to a database.
  • Perform transactions by using the Transaction object.

• Create, add, delete, and edit data in a connected environment.
  • Retrieve data by using a DataReader object.
  • Build SQL commands in Server Explorer.
  • Build SQL commands in code.
  • Create parameters for a Command object.
  • Perform database operations by using a Command object.
  • Retrieve data from a database by using a Command object.
  • Perform asynchronous operations by using a Command object.
  • Perform bulk copy operations.
  • Store and retrieve binary large object (BLOB) data types in a database.

• Create, add, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment.
  • Create a DataSet graphically
  • Create a DataSet programmatically
  • Add a DataTable to a DataSet
  • Add a relationship between tables within a DataSet
  • Navigate a relationship between tables
  • Merge DataSet contents
  • Copy DataSet contents
  • Create a typed DataSet
  • Create DataTables
  • Manage data within a DataTable
  • Create and use DataViews
  • Represent data in a DataSet by using XML
  • Use the OleDbDataAdapter object to access an ADO Recordset or Record
  • Generate DataAdapter commands automatically by using the CommandBuilder object
  • Generate DataAdapter commands programmatically
  • Populate a DataSet by using a DataAdapter
  • Update a database by using a DataAdapter
  • Resolve conflicts between a DataSet and a database by using a DataAdapter.
  • Respond to changes made to data at the data source by using DataAdapter events.
  • Perform batch operations by using DataAdapters.

• Manage XML with the XML Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Read XML data into the DOM
  • Modify an XML document by adding and removing nodes.
  • Modify nodes within an XML document
  • Write data in XML format from the DOM.
  • Work with nodes in the XML DOM
  • Handle DOM events.
  • Modify the XML declaration.

• Read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class.
  • Read XML data by using the XmlReader class.
  • Read all XML element and attribute content
  • Read specific element and attribute content.
  • Read XML data by using the XmlTextReader class.
  • Read node trees by using the XmlNodeReader class.
  • Validate XML data by using the XmlValidatingReader class.
  • Write XML data by using the XmlWriter class.

Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application

• Manage the print process by using print dialogs.
  • Configure Windows Forms print options at run time.
  • Change the printers attached to a user's computer in Windows Forms
  • Configure the PrintPreviewDialog control.
  • Display a Print Preview window in Windows applications
  • Set page details for printing by using the PageSetupDialog component.

• Construct print documents.
  • Configure the PrintDocument component.
  • Print a text document in a Windows Form
  • Print graphics in a Windows Form
  • Print a document by using the PrintDialog component.
  • Alert users to the completion of a print job.
  • Enable security for printing in Windows Forms.

• Create a customized PrintPreview component.
  • Set the Document property to establish the document to be previewed.
  • Set the Columns and Rows properties to establish the number of pages that will be displayed horizontally and vertically on the control.
  • Set the UseAntiAlias property to True to make the text appear smoother.
  • Set the Zoom property to establish the relative zoom level when the document preview appears.
  • Set the StartPage property to establish which document page is displayed when the document preview appears.
  • Set additional properties.
  • Add custom methods and events to a PrintPreviewControl.

Enhancing Usability

• Perform drag-and-drop operations.
  • Perform drag-and-drop operations within a Windows Forms application
  • Perform drag-and-drop operations between applications
  • Perform a drag-and-drop operation by using a TreeView control

• Implement globalization and localization for a Windows Forms application.
  • Implement globalization and localization within a Windows Forms application

• Implement accessibility features.
  • Implement accessibility features within a Windows Forms application

• Create and configure multiple-document interface (MDI) forms.
  • Create MDI parent forms
  • Create MDI child forms
  • Identify the active MDI child form
  • Send data to the active MDI child form
  • Arrange MDI child forms
  • Create a window-list menu for an MDI application.

• Create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components.
  • Configure the PropertyGrid component
  • Configure the ProgressBar control to indicate progress graphically
  • Display status information by using the StatusStrip control
  • Configure the ToolTip component
  • Configure the ErrorProvider component
  • Configure the HelpProvider component
  • Play system sounds and audio files by using the SoundPlayer
  • Configure the Timer component to raise an event at regular intervals
  • Enable scrolling by using the HScrollBar and VScrollBar controls.

• Persist Windows Forms application settings between sessions.

Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience

• Manage a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.
  • Run a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component
  • Announce the completion of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.
  • Cancel a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.
  • Report the progress of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.
  • Request the status of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

• Implement an asynchronous method.
  • Implement advanced asynchronous techniques.
  • Create an asynchronous method.
  • Create a new process thread.

Developing Windows Forms Controls

• Create a composite Windows Forms control.
  • Create a composite Windows Forms control
  • Create properties, methods, and events for Windows Forms controls.
  • Expose properties of constituent controls.
  • Create and use custom dialog boxes in Windows Forms applications.
  • Customize a control to paint and render.
  • Configure a control to be invisible at run time.
  • Configure a control to have a transparent background.
  • Provide a Toolbox bitmap for a control.

• Create a custom Windows Forms control by inheriting from the control class.
  • Create a custom control by inheriting from the control class.

• Create an extended control by inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control.
  • Create an extended control by inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control.

Configuring and Deploying Applications

• Configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology.
  • Install a Windows Forms application on a client computer by using ClickOnce deployment.
  • Install a Windows Forms application from a server by using ClickOnce deployment.
  • Configure the required permissions of an application by using ClickOnce deployment.

• Create a Windows Forms setup application.
  • Create a Windows Forms application setup project.
  • Set deployment project properties
  • Configure a setup project to add icons during setup.
  • Configure conditional installation based on operating system versions.
  • Configure a setup project to deploy the .NET Framework.

• Add functionality to a Windows Forms setup application.
  • Add a custom action to a setup project.
  • Add error-handling code to a setup project for custom actions.