Software development training course description
This three-day MTA Training course helps you prepare
for Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-361, and
build an understanding of these topics: Core
programming, Object-Oriented programming, general
software development, web applications, desktop
applications, and databases. This course leverages the
same content as found in the Microsoft Official
Academic Course (MOAC) for this exam.
What will you learn
Describe core programming.
Explain Object Oriented programming.
Describe general software development.
Describe Web applications.
Describe desktop applications.
Explain how databases work.
Software development training course details
Who will benefit:
Anyone looking to learn the fundamentals of software.
Prerequisites:
None.
Duration
3 days
Software development training course contents
Core programming
Computer storage and data types
How a computer stores programs and the instructions in computer memory, memory stacks and heaps, memory size requirements for the various data storage types, numeric data and textual data.
Computer decision structures
Various decision structures used in all computer programming languages; If decision structures; multiple decision structures, such as Ifâ¦Else and switch/Select Case; reading flowcharts; decision tables; evaluating expressions.
Handling repetition
For loops, While loops, Do...While loops and recursion.
Understand error handling
Structured exception handling.
Object-oriented programming
Classes
Properties, methods, events and constructors; how to create a class; how to use classes in code.
Inheritance
Inheriting the functionality of a base class into a derived class.
Polymorphism
Extending the functionality in a class after inheriting from a base class, overriding methods in the derived class.
Encapsulation
Creating classes that hide their implementation details while still allowing access to the required functionality through the interface, access modifiers.
General software development
Application life cycle management
Phases of application life cycle management, software testing.
Interpret application specifications
Application specifications, translating them into prototypes, code, select appropriate application type and components.
Algorithms and data structures
Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists and sorting algorithms; performance implications of various data structures; choosing the right data structure.
Web applications
Web page development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
ASP.NET web application development
Page life cycle, event model, state management, client-side versus server-side programming.
Web hosting
Creating virtual directories and websites, deploying web applications, understanding the role of Internet Information Services.
Web services
Web services that will be consumed by client applications, accessing web services from a client application, SOAP, WSDL.
Desktop applications
Windows apps
UI design guideline categories, characteristics and capabilities of Store Apps, identify gestures.
Console-based applications
Characteristics and capabilities of console- based applications.
Windows Services
Characteristics and capabilities of Windows Services.
Databases
Relational database management systems
Characteristics and capabilities of database products, database design, ERDs, normalisation concepts.
Database query methods
SQL, creating and accessing stored procedures, updating and selecting data.
Database connection methods
Connecting to various types of data stores, such as flat file; XML file; in-memory object; resource optimisation.