MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-561): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Application Development

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-561—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

• Connect to data sources; query and retrieve data
• Manage data integrity and transactions
• Use LINQ to query data across types, including XML
• Work with DataSets and in-memory stores
• Synchronize data—including smart-caching strategies
• Generate an EDM using the Entity Framework
• Use ADO.NET Data Services for Internet applications

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Creating Database Connections
Chapter 2. Selecting and Querying Data
Chapter 3. DataSets
Chapter 4. Updating Data
Chapter 5. Synchronizing Data
Chapter 6. Introducing LINQ
Chapter 7. XML
Chapter 8. LINQ to SQL
Chapter 9. Using the Entity Framework
Chapter 10. ADO.NET Data Services

Book Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735625638
• ISBN-13: 978-0735625631