Build real-world programming skills-and prepare for MCP Exams 70-305 and 70-315-with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises to learn how to build Web applications using Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET. Then extend your expertise through additional skill-building exercises. As you gain practical experience with essential Web development tasks, you're also preparing for MCAD or MCSD certification for Microsoft .NET.

Learn how to:

• Use Microsoft ASP.NET to build Web Forms applications
• Create user services, including user input, localization features, and online help
• Access and modify data with Microsoft ADO.NET
• Build and reuse custom Web controls
• Manage application appearance and behavior with style sheets and XML
• Configure security features for Web applications, including authentication and authorization
• Test and debug coding errors
• Deploy applications to your server or hosting service
• Maintain and optimize applications

Your kit includes:

• NEW-60-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio (R) .NET 2003 Professional Edition on DVD
• Comprehensive self-paced study guide that maps to the objectives of the final exams
• NEW-Expanded coverage on delegates, events, unmanaged code, COM, and installation programs, plus a new chapter on caching
• NEW-150 challenging practice questions on CD. Test yourself by exam (70-305 or 70-315) or by individual objective(s). Choose the number of questions and timed or untimed mode. You get automated scoring and detailed explanation for both correct and incorrect answers.
• NEW-20-question interactive game
• NEW-300+ revised and tested code samples and labs for Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET
• Learn-by-doing exercises for skills you can apply to the job
• Fully searchable eBook

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.