Visual Studio

Rather than cover 7 days of training on concepts that may not be needed on everyday programming, F1 has adapted courses 2526 and 2557 to provide a condensed overview of common business logic architecture decisions.
This course is designed to be used as preparation for the exam 70-310: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

1. Introduction to Developing Distributed Applications
2. Creating a Remote Object
3. Introduction to .NET Enterprise Services
4. .NET Enterprise Services Architecture and Programming Model
5. Transaction Services
6. Securing Enterprise Applications
7. Particulars

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Module 1: Introduction to Developing Distributed Applications

• Explaining the Differences Among Distributed Application Technologies
• Explaining How Remoting Applications Are Developed.

Skills

• Provide a high-level description of .NET Remoting and how it differs from other distributed application technologies.
  

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Module 2: Creating a Remote Object

• Introduction to Creating a Remote Object
• Creating Server Activated Objects
• Creating Client Activated Objects
• Implementing the Factory Design Pattern to Create a CAO Factory
• Lab: Creating a Remote Object

Skills

• Create a remote object.
  

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Module 3: Introduction to .NET Enterprise Services

• Component-Based Solutions
• Elements of an Enterprise Application

Skills

• State the need for using Enterprise Services to build component-based solutions.
  
• Describe the elements of an enterprise application and the .NET services and classes that can be used to build these elements.
  

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Module 4: .NET Enterprise Services Architecture and Programming Model

• The COM+ Runtime Architecture
• The .NET Enterprise Services Programming Model
• Just-in-Time Activation
• Synchronization

Skills

• Describe the COM+ runtime architecture and how it integrates with the .NET Framework.
  
• Describe the COM+ programming model.
  
• Create components that use JIT activation.
  
• Create components that are synchronized.
  

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Module 5: Transaction Services

• Introduction to Transaction Processing
• .NET Enterprise Services Transactions

Skills

• Describe transaction processing and how it is implemented in Enterprise Services.
  
• Use the classes defined in the EnterpriseServices namespace to implement transaction processing.
  

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Module 6: Securing Enterprise Applications

• Enterprise Applications Security Overview
• .NET Enterprise Services Role-Based Security
• Authentication and Impersonation

Skills

• Describe the security model offered by Enterprise Services.
  
• Describe how to use the security model offered by Enterprise Services with other security mechanisms.
  
• Secure your application by using Enterprise Services role-based security.
  
• Describe the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) security model and explain its relationship to Enterprise Services security.
  
• Configure authentication and impersonation levels to balance security requirements with performance and flexibility requirements.
  

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Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:

• At least 1 year of development experience using the .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2002/3.
• Be able to develop applications with either Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or Microsoft Visual C#.
• Experience building assemblies by using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or Microsoft Visual C#
• Experience handling database transactions in program code.
• Course 2349, Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C# .NET).
  

After completing the course, students will be able to explain different distributed application technologies; create a remote object; create remote objects by using configuration files; state the need for using Enterprise Services and list the elements of an enterprise-wide application and the classes of the Enterprise Services namespace and the .NET Framework that help program these elements; describe the Enterprise Services architecture; create transactional components; secure an enterprise application by using Enterprise Services.