Developing
Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET
Elements of this syllabus are
subject to change.
This
five-day, instructor-led course
will teach Microsoft® Visual Basic® programmers and beginning Web
developers the fundamentals of Web application site implementation by using
Microsoft ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. This course focuses on using
the Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET
environment and the Microsoft .NET platform to create an ASP.NET Web
application that delivers dynamic content to a Web site.
This
course is intended for beginning Web developers who have knowledge of the
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or dynamic HTML (DHTML), along with some
knowledge of a scripting language, such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition or
Microsoft JScript®. This course is
also appropriate for Visual Basic 6.0 developers wanting to learn ASP.NET.
After
completing this course, students will be able to:
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Explain the Microsoft .NET
Framework and ASP.NET
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Create a component in Visual Basic .NET or C#.
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Create an ASP.NET Web application project by using
Visual Studio .NET.
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Add server controls to an ASP.NET Web Form.
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Create and populate ASP.NET Web Forms.
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Add functionality to server controls that are on an
ASP.NET Web Form.
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Use the Trace and Debug objects that are provided with
Visual Studio .NET.
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Use validation controls to validate user input.
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Create a user control.
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Access data by using the built-in data access tools that
are available in Visual Studio .NET.
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Use Microsoft ADO.NET to access data in an ASP.NET Web
application.
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Accomplish complex data access tasks from an ASP.NET Web
application.
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Access Extensible Markup Language (XML) data and read it
into a DataSet.
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Call an XML Web service from an ASP.NET Web application
and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.
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Store application and session data by using a variety of
methods.
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Configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
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Secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of
technologies.
Before
attending this course, students must have:
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The ability to create HTML or
DHTML, including:
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Tables
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Images
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Forms
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Programming experience using Visual Basic .NET,
including:
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Declaring variables
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Using loops
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Using conditional statements
Students
can satisfy the prerequisites for this course by completing Course 1912, Introduction to Web
Development Technologies; Course 2559, Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET; or Course 2373, Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
programming.
The student kit
includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.
This course will
also include a 60-day trial Visual Studio .NET DVD.
Module 1: Overview
of the Microsoft .NET Framework
This module
introduces the conceptual framework of the.NET Framework and ASP.NET.
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Lessons |
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Introduction to the .NET Framework §
Overview of ASP.NET §
Overview of the Lab Application §
Resources |
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There is no lab for this module |
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Explain the advantages of using the .NET Framework.
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Understand the key functionality and purpose of using
ASP.NET when developing Web applications.
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Understand the basic functionality of the Web
application that you will build in the labs throughout the course.
Module
2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
This module
explains how to create new projects, and how to use the primary features that
are available in Visual Studio .NET.
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Lessons |
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Overview of Visual Studio .NET §
Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project |
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Lab 2: Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET |
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Creating an ASP.NET Web
Application Project Using Visual Studio .NET |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Navigate the Visual Studio .NET IDE.
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Create, build, and view an ASP.NET Web application.
Module
3: Using Microsoft .NET-Based Languages
This module will
introduce the various languages that support .NET. This module will focus on
Visual Basic .NET and C#. Students will use Visual Studio .NET to create a
class project and write code in either Visual Basic .NET or C#.
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Lessons |
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Overview of the .NET-Based Languages §
Comparison of the .NET-Based Languages §
Creating a Component Using Visual Studio .NET |
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Lab 3: Building
a Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Component |
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Create a new project in
Visual Studio .NET for a Visual Basic class |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Identify the languages that support ASP.NET.
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Choose an appropriate development language for their
needs.
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Create a component by using Visual Studio .NET.
Module 4: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
This module
explains how to create and display an ASP.NET Web Form.
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Lessons |
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Creating Web Forms §
Using Server Controls |
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Lab 4: Creating
a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form |
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Creating the default.aspx Web Form §
Creating the life.aspx Web Form |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Add a Web Form to an ASP.NET Web Application project.
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Use the Visual Studio .NET toolbox to add server
controls to a Web Form.
Module 5: Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
This module
explains how to add event procedures to an ASP.NET Web application and add
server controls on an ASP.NET Web Form. Examples will be show in Visual Studio
.NET.
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Lessons |
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Using Code-Behind Pages §
Adding Event Procedures to Web Server Controls §
Using Page Events |
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Lab 5: Adding
Functionality to a Web Application |
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Creating a Page_Load Event Procedure §
Creating a Click
Event Procedure |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Use code-behind pages in an ASP.NET Web application.
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Create event procedures for Web server controls.
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Use Page events
in an ASP.NET Web application.
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Module
6: Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web
Applications
This module
explains how to use the Trace feature and the Debug object in Visual Studio .NET. Students will learn about the
two tracing techniques in ASP.NET: page-level tracing and application-level
tracing. Students will also learn how use the debugger to create breakpoints,
set watch variables, and step between pages and components in a Web
application.
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Lessons |
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Understanding Tracing §
Remote Debugging |
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Lab 6: Tracing
in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications |
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Using Trace Statements §
Tracing into a Component |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Use the Trace
object to view runtime information about an ASP.NET Web application.
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Debug Web applications remotely.
Module 7: Validating User Input
This module
explains how to use the client-side and server-side validation controls to
screen data.
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Lessons |
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Overview of User Input Validation §
Using Validation Controls §
Page Validation |
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Lab 7:
Validating User Input |
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Using RequiredFieldValidator Controls §
Using the ValidationSummary Control §
Using the CompareValidator Control §
Using the RegularExpressionValidator Control |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Identify when input validation is appropriate in Web
Forms.
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Use input validation controls to verify user input on a
Web Form.
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Verify that all validation controls on a page are valid.
Module 8: Creating User Controls
This module
explains user controls and how to create them.
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Lessons |
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Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form §
Creating User Controls |
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Lab 8: Creating
User Controls |
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Creating a User Control §
Using the User Control |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Add a user control to an ASP.NET Web Form.
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Create a user control.
Module 9: Accessing Relational Data Using Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET
This module
explains a conceptual overview of the objects in ADO.NET.
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Lessons |
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Overview of ADO.NET §
Creating a Connection to the Database §
Displaying a DataSet in a List-Bound Control |
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Lab 9: Accessing Data Using Microsoft Visual
Studio .NET |
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Connecting to a Database §
Paging and Selection in a DataGrid Control |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe ADO.NET.
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Create a connection to a database by using ADO.NET.
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Display data in a Web Form by using a list-bound
control.
Module 10: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET
This module
explains how to manually add data access tools to a Web application.
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Lessons |
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Introduction to Using ADO.NET §
Connecting to a Database §
Accessing Data with DataSets §
Using Multiple Tables §
Accessing Data with DataReaders |
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Lab 10:
Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET |
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Using a SqlDataReader §
Viewing Data from the Database |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe the ADO.NET object model that is used for
accessing data.
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Create secure connections to a Microsoft SQL Server™ database by using the SqlConnection and SqlDataAdapter
objects.
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Use DataSet
objects to support the local data storage and manipulation requirements of Web
Forms.
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Store multiple tables of data in a DataSet object, and then display that data in DataGrid controls.
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Programmatically read data from a SQL Server database by
using a SqlDataReader object.
Module 11: Calling Stored Procedures with Microsoft
ADO.NET
This module
covers the more advanced and complicated features of ADO.NET.
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Lessons |
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Overview of Stored Procedures §
Calling Stored Procedures |
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Lab 11: Calling
Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET |
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Calling
Stored Procedures with Microsoft ADO.NET |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Explain what a stored procedure is and the reasons for
using stored procedures when accessing a database.
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Call stored procedures.
Module 12: Reading and Writing XML Data
This module
explains the methods that can be used for reading data from XML files.
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Lessons |
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Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET §
XML and the DataSet Object §
Working with XML Data §
Using the XML Web Server Control |
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Lab 12: Reading XML Data |
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Reading a List from an XML File §
Reading, Transforming, and Displaying XML §
Nested Data |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe XML architecture in ASP.NET.
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Read and write XML data into a DataSet object.
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Identify how to store, retrieve, and transform XML data
by using XMLDataDocument and XslTransform objects.
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Use the XML Web server control to display, load, and
save XML data.
Module 13: Consuming and Creating XML Web Services
This module
explains the steps that are necessary to access a Web service from an ASP.NET
page and then incorporate that data into the Web application.
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Lessons |
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Overview of Using XML Web Services §
Calling an XML Web Service by HTTP §
Using a Proxy to Call an XML Web Service §
Creating an XML Web Service |
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Lab 13:
Creating a XML Web Service |
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Create an XML Web service §
Create an XML Web service method §
Consume an XML Web service method |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe the purpose and process behind calling an XML
Web service from a Web Form.
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Call an XML Web service directly from a browser by using
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
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Create a Web reference proxy for an XML Web service Web
method and call the method from a Web From.
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Use the templates in Visual Studio .NET to create an XML
Web service.
Module 14: Managing State
This module
explains the several methods that are available for storing application and
session data, for both short- and long-term storage.
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Lessons |
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State management §
Application and Session Variables §
Cookies and Cookieless Sessions |
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Lab 14: Storing
Application and Session Data |
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Using Session Variables §
Using Cookies §
Using Application Variables §
Storing Session Variables in a Database |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe state management and its different types of
options that are available to manage state in an ASP.NET Web application.
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Use application and session variables to manage state in
ASP.NET Web applications.
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Use cookie and cookieless sessions to manage state in
ASP.NET Web applications.
Module 15: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a
Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application
This module
explains how to configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
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Lessons |
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Using the Cache Object §
Using ASP.NET Output Caching §
Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application §
Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application |
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Lab 15:
Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Application
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Using the Cache object §
Using the Page Output Cache §
Partial Page Caching §
Using Dynamic Properties §
Deploying Your Site |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Use the Cache
object to store information.
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Use ASP.NET output caching to store Web pages and Web
page fragments.
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Configure an ASP.NET Web application by using the
Machine.config and Web.config files.
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Deploy an ASP.NET Web application.
Module 16: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application
This module
explains how to secure a Web application by using a variety of technologies.
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Lessons |
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Web Application Security Overview §
Working with Windows-Based Authentication §
Working with Forms-Based Authentication §
Overview of Microsoft Passport Authentication |
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Lab 16:
Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application |
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Securing Your Web Site Using Windows-Based
Authentication §
Securing Your Web Site Using Forms-Based
Authentication §
Registering New Users §
Permitting Users to Sign Out |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe the ASP.NET and Internet Information Services
(IIS) authentication methods.
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Use Microsoft Windows®-based authentication to secure ASP.NET Web
applications.
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Use Forms-based authentication to secure ASP.NET Web
applications.
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Use Microsoft Passport to secure ASP.NET Web
applications.
Module
17: Review
This
module reinforces the concepts that the students have learned throughout the
course. Students will have an opportunity to implement knowledge gained by
using an interactive game.
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Lessons |
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Review of Material Covered §
Introduction to the Game |
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Lab 16: Review Game |
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Part 1 §
Part 2 §
Part 3 |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Use their new knowledge to complete the tasks that are
presented in the interactive game.
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