Skills required for Microsoft test 70-553.

Skills required for Microsoft test 70-553.

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Microsoft has specified more than forty objectives for the 70-553 test. These objectives are grouped under eighteen topics. Following are some important areas in which an individual should possess good knowledge before taking the 70-553 test:

1. Managing data in a .NET application by using system types.


2. Improving type safety and application performance in a .NET application by using generic collections.


3. Implementing .NET Framework interfaces to cause components to comply with standard contracts.


4. Embedding configuration management functionality into a .NET application.


5. Debugging and tracing a .NET application by using the System.Diagnostics namespace.


6. Serializing or deserializing an object or an object graph by using runtime serialization techniques and controlling the serialization of an object into XML format.


7. Controlling the serialization of an object into XML format by using the System.Xml.Serialization namespace.


8. Accessing files and folders by using the File System classes, managing byte streams by using Stream classes, and managing the .NET application data by using Reader and Writer classes.


9. Compressing or decompressing stream information in a .NET application and improving the security of application data by using isolated storage.


10. Implementing access control by using the System.Security.AccessControl classes and a custom authentication scheme by using the System.Security.Authentication classes.


11. Encrypting, decrypting, and hashing data by using the System.Security.Cryptography classes.


12. Controlling permissions for resources by using the System.Security.Permission classes and controlling code privileges by using System.Security.Policy classes.


13. Accessing and modifying identity information by using the System.Security.Principal classes.


14. Sending e-mail to a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for delivery from a .NET application.


15. Enhancing the user interface of a .NET application by using the System.Drawing namespace.


16. Adding and configuring Web server controls.


17. Programming a Web application and configuring settings for the application.


18. Implementing data-bound controls.


19. Managing connections and transactions of databases.


20. Creating, deleting, and editing data in a connected environment.


21. Creating a composite server control.


22. Copying a Web application to a target server by using the Copy Web tool.


23. Precompiling a Web application by using the Publish Web utility.


24. Optimizing and troubleshooting a Web application.


25. Implementing a consistent page design by using master pages.


26. Customizing a Web page by using themes and user profiles.


27. Implementing Web Parts in a Web application.


28. Establishing a user's identity by using forms authentication.


29. Using authorization to establish the rights of an authenticated user.


30. Using login controls to control access to a Web application.


31. Creating a mobile Web application project.


32. Using device-specific rendering to display controls on a variety of devices.


33. Using adaptive rendering to modify the appearance of Web server controls.


34. Using mobile Web controls to display content on a device.


35. Managing control layout on a Windows Form.


36. Adding and configuring a Windows Form control at runtime.


37. Configuring controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the UI.


38. Creating and configuring menus.


39. Creating event handlers for Windows Forms controls.


40. Implementing data-bound controls. Using the DataGridView control to display and update the tabular data contained in a data source.


41. Managing connections and transactions. Configuring a connection to a database by using the Connection Wizard, Server Explorer, and the Connection class.


42. Reading, writing, and validating XML by using the XmlReader and XmlWriter classes.


43. Creating, configuring, and customizing user assistance controls and components.


44. Managing a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.


45. Configuring the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology.

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