Designing and Developing Windows Phone Applications

Exam Topics Covered
This exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills on designing and developing applications for the Windows Phone platform. Note that candidates who earn the MCPD: Windows Phone Developer certification will be required to show continuing ability to perform in this technology area by completing a recertification exam every two years.
Audience Profile
Candidates for Exam 70-599 are typically independent software vendors (ISVs) or developers who design and develop applications for the Windows Phone platform. 
Credit Toward CertificationExam 70-599: Pro: Designing and Developing Windows Phone Applications: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Phone , Developer
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
By Igor Miskovski on September 30, 2012 at 1:21 PM
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Silverlight 4, Development

Exam Topics Covered
Exam 70-506 is intended for software developers who are creating rich Internet-based applications using Silverlight. The exam focuses mainly on Silverlight 4, but also covers core Silverlight concepts.
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam are developers who create and maintain rich interactive applications (RIA) using Silverlight 4.  Candidates may have additional experience with previous Silverlight versions.

The minimally qualified candidate typically:
  • Has at least six months of experience with Silverlight development
  • Has at least one year of experience with Microsoft .NET development
  • Has experience consuming data services
Credit Toward CertificationWhen you pass Exam 70-506: TS: Silverlight 4, Development, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
MCTS: Silverlight 4, Development
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
By Igor Miskovski on September 30, 2012 at 1:20 PM
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Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Exam Topics Covered
This exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills on accessing data sources using ADO.NET and the .NET Framework.
 
Questions that contain code will be presented in either VB or C#. Candidates can select one of these languages when they start the exam.
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and ADO.NET 4 to develop the data access layer of an application.  Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing application components that interact with a variety of data sources.  In addition, candidates should have a thorough understanding of relational database concepts and should have a minimum of one to two years of experience using a relational database management system.  
Candidates should also have a good grasp of the following:
  • ADO.NET 4 coding techniques and framework components
  • ADO.NET Data Services LINQ
  • LINQ to SQL
  • Entity Framework technologies
  • Structured Query Language (SQL) 
  • stored procedures
  • Database Structures/Schemas (Objects) XML 
Credit Toward CertificationWhen you pass Exam 70-516: TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
  • MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Data Access
Exam 70-516: TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
  • MCPD: Windows Developer 4
  • MCPD: Web Developer 4
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
By Igor Miskovski on September 30, 2012 at 1:17 PM
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