Today I passed MCP exam 70-562: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – ASP.NET Application Development, and because I have also passed MCP exam 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework – Application Development Foundation I am now:
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 3.5 – ASP.NET Applications
Woohoo. I have spent a lot of time ensuring I pass these exams, so I am really pleased.
The exam presented me with 50 ASP.NET 3.5 related multiple choice questions to complete in 3 hours. Ouch. Maximum score 1000, score to pass 700. It took me about 2 hours to complete all of the questions, then 10-15mins reviewing some I weren’t so sure about. I scored 731, so it was close, but at least I don’t have to re-sit as I did exam 70-536!
The questions covered the following areas of ASP.NET:
- Configuring and Deploying Web Applications
- Consuming and Creating Server Controls
- Working with Data and Services (ADO.NET)
- Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications
- Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting
- Targeting Mobile Devices
- Programming Web Applications
Next up (all in good time!):
- Exam 70-503 – MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Application Development
- Exam 70-433 – MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 – Database Development
and at some point, the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD):
- Exam 70-564 – MCPD: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
I’ve just installed the first Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 on my media centre and now my laptop. I wasn’t going to be bothering with upgrading because I believe Windows installations naturally require a fresh install every now and again – especially if you are like me, adding and removing tonnes of applications!
I’ve just about reinstalled most of my essential applications to carry out my job and have just come to install some of my favourite fonts – what a nice surprise – Windows 7 will show you a preview of the font as the font file icon if you are viewing in “Medium icons”, “Large icons” or “Extra large icons”:
If you like any of these fonts, you can find some/most of them here:
45 Beautiful Free Fonts for Modern Design Trends / Sixrevisions.com
I’m just in the middle of clearing up my files ready to backup and format my hard disk ready for Windows 7 RC. Whilst doing so I stumbled across a folder icon I created ages ago for my Visual Studio projects folder… I thought I’d share that!
Right click and Save as here
