Describe the key features of the Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET.

Create a component by using Visual Basic or Visual C#.

Create a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form that contains server controls.

Add functionality to server controls that are on an ASP.NET Web form.

View runtime information about a Web application by using the Trace and Debug objects.

Validate user input by using validation controls.

Create and implement a user control.

Access data by using Microsoft ADO.NET 3.5 and the built-in data access tools available in Visual Studio 2008.

Accomplish complex data access tasks from an ASP.NET Web application.

Access and manipulate data that was stored by using Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Create and extend an ASP.NET AJAX application.

Create a Microsoft Silverlight-based application that delivers dynamic content.

Call a Web service from an ASP.NET Web application and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.

Store ASP.NET Web application and session data by using a variety of methods.

Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies, including authentication and authorization.

Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including:

Tables

Images

Forms

Programming experience using Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C#, including:

Declaring variables

Using loops

Using conditional statements

Introduction to the .NET Framework

Overview of ASP.NET

Overview of the Lab Application

Resources

Explain the advantages of using the .NET Framework.

Describe the key functionality and purpose of ASP.NET in developing Web applications.

Describe the basic functionality of the Web site that students will build in the labs in Course 2310C.

List resources for Web application development with Visual Studio 2008.

Overview of Visual Studio 2008

Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project

Overview of the Microsoft .NET-Based Languages

Creating a Component by Using Visual Studio 2008

Exercise 1: Creating an ASP.NET Web Site

Exercise 2: Creating a Class

Exercise 3: Calling the Component

Navigate the Visual Studio 2008 integrated development environment (IDE).

Create, build, and view an ASP.NET Web application project.

Identify the languages that support the .NET Framework and choose an appropriate development language for your needs.

Create a component by using Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C#.

Creating Web Forms

Adding Server Controls to a Web Form

Creating Master Pages

Exercise 1: Creating the Default.aspx Web Form

Exercise 2: Creating the benefitsMaster Master Page

Exercise 3: Creating the Life.aspx Web Form

Add a Web Form to an ASP.NET Web application project.

Add server controls to a Web Form by using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 toolbox.

Create a Web Form that uses a master page.

Implementing Code-Behind Pages

Adding Event Procedures to Web Server Controls

Handling Page Events

Exercise 1: Creating a Page_Load Event Procedure

Exercise 2: Creating a Click Event Procedure

Exercise 3: (If Time Permits): Implementing a Component in a User Control

Implement code-behind pages in a Web application.

Create event procedures for Web server controls.

Handle Page events in a Web application.

Tracing and the Trace Object

Remote Debugging

Exercise 1: Implementing Trace Statements

Exercise 2: Tracing into a Component

View runtime information about a Web application by using the Trace object.

View runtime information about a Web application by using the Debug object.

Overview of User Input Validation

Validation Controls

Page Validation

Exercise 1: Implementing RequiredFieldValidator Controls

Exercise 2: Implementing the ValidationSummary Control

Exercise 3: Implementing the CompareValidator Control

Exercise 4: Implementing the RegularExpressionValidator Control

Identify when input validation is appropriate in Web Forms.

Verify user input on a Web Form by using input validation controls.

Verify that all validation controls on a page are valid.

Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form

Creating User Controls

Exercise 1: Creating a User Control

Exercise 2: Implementing a User Control

Add a user control to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form.

Create a user control.

Overview of ADO.NET

Connecting to a Database

Accessing Data

Accessing Multiple Tables

Exercise 1: Connecting to the Doctors Database

Exercise 2: Paging and Selection in a GridView Control

Exercise 3: Implementing a SqlDataReader

Exercise 4: (If Time Permits) Viewing Doctors from All Cities

Describe the key features of ADO.NET.

Create a connection to a database by using ADO.NET.

Access data from a SQL Server database by using a DataSet and DataReader.

Store multiple tables of data in a DataSet object and then display that data in GridView controls.

Overview of Stored Procedures

Calling Stored Procedures

Data Access with LINQ to SQL

Exercise 1: Get Unique City Names

Exercise 2: Get Doctor Specialties

Exercise 3: Get Doctor Specialties by Using LINQ to SQL

Explain what a stored procedure is and the reasons for using stored procedures when accessing a database.

Call stored procedures.

Query and update data in a SQL Server database by using LINQ to SQL.

Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET

XML and the DataSet Object

Managing XML Data

Accessing XML Data by Using the XML Web Server Control

Exercise 1: Reading a List of Mutual Funds from an XML File

Exercise 2: Reading, Transforming, and Displaying XML

Exercise 3: (If Time Permits): Nested Data

Describe XML architecture in Microsoft ASP.NET.

Read and write XML data into a DataSet object.

Store, retrieve, and transform XML data by using XmlDataDocument and XslTransform objects.

Display, load, and save XML data by using the XML Web server control.

Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX

Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions

Extending an Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

Exercise 1: Implementing Partial Page Rendering with the UpdatePanel Control

Exercise 2: Installing and Using the AJAX Control Toolkit

Explain the purpose of ASP.NET AJAX and list its key components.

Create an ASP.NET AJAX application by using the ASP.NET AJAX extensions.

Extend an ASP.NET AJAX application by using the ASP.NET AJAX control toolkit.

Overview of Microsoft Silverlight

Creating Silverlight-Based Applications with Visual Studio 2008

Exercise 1: Creating a Microsoft Silverlight-Based Application

Exercise 2: Adding Dynamic Content to a Microsoft Silverlight Application

Describe the purpose and features of Microsoft Silverlight.

Create a Silverlight-based application by using Visual Studio 2008.

Overview of Using XML Web Services

Calling an XML Web Service

Creating an XML Web Service

Exercise 1: Creating the Dentist XML Web Service and the GetAllDentists XML Web Service Method

Exercise 2: Creating the GetDentistsByPostalCode XML Web Service Method

Exercise 3: Consuming the GetAllDentists XML Web Service Method

Exercise 4: Consuming the GetDentistsByPostalCode XML Web Service Method

Describe the purpose and process behind calling an XML Web Service from a Web Form.

Call an XML Web service directly from a browser by using HTTP and call a Web method from a Web Form.

Create an XML Web service by using the templates in Visual Studio 2008.

State Management

Application and Session Variables

Cookies and Cookieless Sessions

Exercise 1: Implementing Session Variables

Exercise 2: Implementing Cookies

Exercise 3: Implementing Application Variables

Exercise 4: Storing Session Variables in a Database

Describe state management and the options that are available to manage state in an ASP.NET Web application.

Manage state in an ASP.NET Web application by using application and session variables.

Manage state in an ASP.NET Web application by using cookies and cookieless sessions.

Implementing the Cache Object

ASP.NET Output Caching

Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application

Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

Exercise 1: Caching a DataSet by Using the Cache Object

Exercise 2: Reducing Response Times by Using the Page Output Cache

Exercise 3: Partial Page Caching

Exercise 4: Implementing Dynamic Properties

Exercise 5: Deploying Your Site

Store information by using the Cache object.

Store Web pages and Web page fragments by using ASP.NET output caching.

Configure an ASP.NET Web application by using the Machine.config and Web.config files.

Deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

Web Application Security Overview

Windows-Based Authentication

Forms-Based Authentication

Exercise 1: Securing Your Web Site by Using Windows-Based Authentication

Exercise 2: Securing Your Web Site by Using Forms-Based Authentication

Exercise 3: (If Time Permits): Registering New Users

Exercise 4: (If Time Permits): Permitting Users to Sign Out

Describe the ASP.NET and IIS authentication methods.

Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using Windows-based authentication.

Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using Forms-based authentication.