MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483)

This book will provide C# developers the core knowledge and skills to pass the MCSD 70-483 certification exam: Programming in C#. Each chapter covers one of the core subject domains---referred to as "objectives"---that comprise the essential body of knowledge for this examination. The authors include experienced trainers who advised Microsoft on the development of its certification programs; they understand both the objectives and what it takes to master them. They will take a unique tutorial approach to this book not offered by competitors. Rather than just teaching readers how to answer a set of exam questions, the authors will provide them with an understanding of the underlying concepts and skills needed to succeed as professional C# programmers. In short, developers will not just learn how to pass a test---they'll learn how to become better C# developers! Each lesson in the book includes a step-by-step lab tutorial, inviting readers to practice what they've just learned in order to reinforce learning. The companion website will include solutions to all of the labs, so students can evaluate their progress as they work through the training kit. The accompanying website will include: More than 100 simulated test questions and answers covering all exam objectives Solutions to the hands-on labs presented in the book Complete sample code Chapters from related Wrox C# titles for more in-depth coverage.

Tiberiu Covaci is a Senior Trainer and Mentor, a Microsoft MVP, and an ASP Insider. He speaks about Microsoft technologies at conferences and user groups around the world.

Gerry O'Brien is a program manager at Microsoft. He has authored or coauthored several books.

Rod Stephens is a Microsoft MVP and the author of more than 20 books and 250 articles.

Vincent Varallo is the author of ASP.NET 3.5 Enterprise Application Development with 2008 and has been developing applications in the .NET Framework for more than 10 years.

Introduction xxvii

Chapter 1: Introducing the Programming C# Certification 1

Chapter 2: Basic Program Structure 19

Chapter 3: Working with the Type System 59

Chapter 4: Using Types 113

Chapter 5: Creating and Implementing Class Hierarchies 161

Chapter 6: Working with Delegates, Events, and Exceptions 575

Chapter 7: Multithreading and Asynchronous Processing 577

Chapter 8: Creating and Using Types with Reflection, Custom Attributes, the CodeDOM, and Lambda Expressions 578

Chapter 9: Working with Data 361

Chapter 10: Working with Language Integrated Query (LINQ) 431

Chapter 11: Input Validation, Debugging, and Instrumentation 469

Chapter 12: Using Encryption and Managing Assemblies 527

Appendix: Answers to Sample Test Questions 571

Index 587

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MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483) Programming in C#

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