Product Description

Get ready for one of the new Microsoft developer exams with the MCAD/MCSD: Visual Basic .NET XML Web Services and Server Components Study Guide. Organized for optimal learning and retention, this book provides in-depth coverage of all objectives for exam 70-310, along with practical insights drawn from real-world experience. The accompanying CD includes hundreds of challenging review questions, electronic flashcards, and a searchable electronic version of the entire book. The Microsoft Certified Applications Developer (MCAD) is the new first-tier developer certification from Microsoft. It validates skills related to developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining individual applications. The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) is the second-tier certification that validates skills related to analyzing and designing complex enterprise application. Exam 70-310 is a core requirement for both certifications.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #671654 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 608 pages

From the Back Cover
Here’s the book you need to prepare for the Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework exam (70-310). This Study Guide provides: In-depth coverage of official exam objectives Practical information on using Visual Basic .NET to develop Web services using XML Hands-on exercises designed to give you the skills needed to approach the exams with confidence Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including: Creating and managing Microsoft Windows services, serviced components, .NET remoting objects, and XML Web services Consuming and manipulating data Testing and debugging

Deploying Windows services, serviced components, .NET Remoting Objects, and XML Web services Featured on the CD The enclosed CD is packed with vital preparation tools and materials, beginning with the Sybex test engine for the Visual Basic XML Web services exam. Loaded with hundreds of practice questions, it lets you test yourself chapter by chapter and provides scoring by objectives area. You’ll also find electronic flashcards for your PCs, Pocket PCs, and Palm handhelds, two bonus exams, and an electronic version of the entire book.

About the Author
Pamela Fanstill, MCSD, MCT, has over 20 years experience in IT. She is a full-time trainer, specializing in Visual Basic, XML, Active Server Pages, and SQL Server. Pam is also a technical contributor for Microsoft’s Certification and Training group. Brian Reisman, MCSD, MCT, is one of the few MCTs approved to present the Microsoft .NET Developer Training Tour. In addition, he is a contributor to MCP Magazine, CertCities.com, and ASPToday.com. Mitch Ruebush, MCSD, MCT, has over 20 years IT experience, and has been working with Visual Basic since version 3.

Customer Reviews

Some good points but not enough
This is the third Sybex book I have purchased. The first two books I bought were for the 70-306 and 70-229 exams and they were both sufficient for those exams. Although I passed the 70-310 exam, I believe it is only because I first took the 70-306 exam which has a lot of overlap with the 70-310 exam. There were at least a half dozen questions out of 57 which were not even lightly covered in this book.

That said, I would still recommend this book as an introduction for your preparation for the 30-310 exam. The chapter on security is very well written and is superior to the same section in the 70-305/70-306 book. You will just need to cover each topic a bit more thoroughly with other materials (perhaps reading Microsoft online documentation after each topic). This is good advice for any exam since you should have a goal of thoroughly understanding each topic as well as wanting to pass the exam.

Excelent prep book
Best prep guide for this test. All topics are covered in the academic format that they expect you to know (as opposed to the real world code). This whole series was excellent for the tests.

I think this test has been replaced by a new one though (there's been 2 versions of visual studio to come out since it was published), so this book may not be all that viable.

Supplement your study for this one
Having recently passed exam 70-310 I believe this book does a satisfactory job of exposing us to the basic concepts required for the exam. Unfortunately, basic concepts are not enough for 70-310. During my month of preparation, I found I had to refer to both MSDN and "Microsoft .NET Distributed Applications" (ISBN 0735619336) for more elaborate explanations and working examples (some of the Sybex sample code did not work, and no errata appeared to be available on-line).

Bottom line: if you plan to use this book to prepare for 70-310, then be prepared to supplement your studies with additional resources.