MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-529): Microsoft .NET...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 768 pages
• Published by: Microsoft Press October 25, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0735623325
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735623323
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 2.4 inches
• Weighs: 3.3 pounds

Book Description
Get in-depth exam prep for Exam 70-529, an exam for the new MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications certificationand build real-world job skills. Includes test questions, reviews, case studies, code samples, an exam discount, and more.

Publisher Description
Key Book Benefits:

- Comprehensive study guide written by exam-certified authors - Deeper, more focused coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives-plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job - 425 practice questions on CD - Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback - Complete objective-by-objective review section, plus a tear-out exam-mapping grid - Exam tips based on real-world test experience - 90-day evaluation version of Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition - 15 percent exam discount voucher from a leading authorized testing center (limited time offer) - Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook - Practice files on CD - Entire study guide in searchable eBook format

Reader Reviews
I purchased this book for the certification exam preparation and found it quite useful and worth the cost. Sarah Morgan wrote this book in a typical Microsoft Press certification books style with emphasis on topics along with labs, pointers and multiple choice questions for specific guidelines. In the beginning, author provides the intent of the exam; every exam objective is discussed and referenced with the corresponding section in the book, something unique to this new breed of certification titles. The book starts with the basics of creating an XML Web Service and gradually the level of sophistication in the book increases with topics like "Extending XML Web Services with SOAP Formatting, Custom Headers, and Extensions" and "Configuring and Publishing XML Web Services". In the remoting section, author discusses Creating and Deploying Remoting Server and Client Applications in quite detail in accordance to exam objectives. Further on, Method Invocations and Event Management with .NET Web Services and remoting are discussed in two separate chapters. The final section of the book discusses Web Services Enhancements 3.0 in Client and Server Applications, security, messaging, routing, serviced components and their management. I was hoping to see a Windows communication foundation addendum and extension to the existing distributed communication design however it's not provided. This book is overall an excellent reference to the exam and in my opinion, so far the best available reference book available on this topic in the market. Comment | | (Report this)