MOC 6464 - Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5

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Class Description

Class Overview

Class Goals

• Learn to describe the purpose and structure of ADO.NET 3.5.
• Learn to explain the role of data providers in ADO.NET 3.5.
• Learn to list the technologies and techniques available for managing data with ADO.NET 3.5.
• Learn to insert, update, and delete data by using ADO.NET Command objects.
• Learn to implement transactions to control data integrity and concurrency.
• Learn to define and use a DataSet for retrieving data.
• Learn to use a DataSet to update a database.
• Learn to use a DataSet as a local cache in an occasionally connected environment.
• Learn to define LINQ queries for selecting data from an in-memory data structure.
• Learn to use LINQ to SQL to query data in a database.
• Learn to use LINQ to SQL to modify data and save changes to the database.
• Learn to explain how to use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to map a database schema to a logical business model.
• Learn to use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to query and manage data.
• Learn to explain how Synchronization Services supports occasionally-connected solutions.
• Learn to use Synchronization Services to download data from a SQL Server database.
• Learn to use Synchronization Services to upload data to a SQL Server database.

Class Outline

1. Getting Started with ADO.NET 3.5
   1. Introduction to ADO.NET 3.5
   2. Connecting to a Database and Retrieving Data
   3. Best Practices for Managing Connections and Performing Queries
   4. Lab : Connecting to a Database and Retrieving Data
2. Modifying Data by Using ADO.NET Commands
   1. Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data
   2. Managing Data Integrity and Concurrency
   3. Lab : Modifying Data by Using ADO.NET Commands
3. Querying and Maintaining Data by Using DataSets
   1. Creating and Using a DataSet to Retrieve Data
   2. Updating a Database by Using a DataSet
   3. Using a DataSet in an Occasionally Connected Environment
   4. Lab : Using a DataSet to Retrieve and Modify Data
4. Querying and Maintaining Data by Using LINQ
   1. Querying In-Memory Data by Using LINQ Query Expressions
   2. Retrieving Data by Using LINQ to SQL
   3. Modifying Data by Using LINQ to SQL
   4. Lab : Querying and Maintaining Data by Using LINQ to SQL
5. Implementing an Entity Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
   1. Creating an Entity Data Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
   2. Querying and Modifying Data by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
   3. Lab : Implementing an Entity Data Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
6. Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services
   1. Understanding Microsoft Synchronization Services
   2. Downloading Data by Using Synchronization Services
   3. Uploading Data by Using Synchronization Services
   4. Lab : Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Visual Studio

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

• SQL

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Associated Certifications

• .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications