Product Description

Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-547, a required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Web Developer certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most--including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job.

Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Focusing on designing and developing Web-based applications, this official study guide covers topics such as envisioning and designing a Web-based application; designing and developing the application's user interface, components, and framework; testing and stabilizing the application; and deploying and supporting the application.

Then assess yourself using 425 practice and review questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives or chapters. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers--including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get a 90-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Professional software and an exam discount voucher--making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #325377 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 722 pages

From the Publisher
Key Book Benefits:

-Comprehensive exam prep study guide written by exam-certified authors -In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives--plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job -425+ practice and review questions -Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback -Complete objective-by-objective review section, plus a handy exam-mapping grid -Code samples on CD -90-day evaluation version of Visual Studio 2005 Professional -15 percent exam-discount voucher from Microsoft (limited time offer) -Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook -Entire study guide in searchable eBook format

About the Author
Shawn Wildermuth is the coauthor of MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0--Application Development Foundation, from Microsoft Press. An MVP for C#, Shawn has more than 20 years' experience building data-driven software. He regularly contributes articles to magazines and Web sites, including MSDN® Magazine, Windows IT Pro magazine, and MSDN Online.

Chris Williams, Mike Snell, and Brian Lanham of GrandMasters, an IT consulting firm, specialize in content development, exam development, and customized technical support.

Customer Reviews

Not quite enough for self-paced study
While these books are useful as a refresher for people who want to sit the Microsoft exams that they prepare you for, they have their limitations. Do not expect that you can learn how to develop software in .NET using these books only. A reasonable solid background in software development and the Microsoft environment is an absolute requirement as the books often skip over topics and issues that the exercises require knowledge of. The instructions in the books on how to use the DVD don't always match the DVD itself and you'll find yourself having to scan through the contents of the disk to find the examples, code snippets or images they refer to. Sometimes the information is just plain wrong.

Having said all that, with the appropriate background and level of knowledge the books are still useful to prepare you for the exams and you will learn things you didn't know (or had forgotten).

Better than first impressions
At first, while skimming through the pages I thought this was a much lower quality product than some of the O'Reilly books I had read.

But after reading and doing the exercises I realized that Microsoft is spot on.

They have a good approach to teaching which is going by: "Understanding rather than Knowing" and by giving you the opportunity to manually test everything yourself to integrate the concepts. I believe this is the only right way to teaching stuff.

Plus, it allows to do the certifications at a tenth of the price the courses would costs.

Good book, Helps put you on the right path.
I used this book as my primary study guide for the exam.
I passed 1st go with score of 875. So it definitely pointed me in the right direction.
The self-test software is really REALLY useful to test how ready you are.
Though you have to remember that this exam is intended for people with working experience, you can't expect to pass just by reading a book.