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Exam : 70-552
UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Exam news
Exam 70-552: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework became available May 26, 2006. This is a Professional Developer (PRO) Upgrade Exam for those who have obtained the MCAD certification.

Audience profile
Candidates for this exam work on a team in a medium or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer or Visual Studio 2005. Candidates should have at least two years of experience developing Microsoft Windows-based applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005.

Candidates should have at least three to four years of on-the-job experience dedicated to Windows-based application development and should have worked in the following phases of the application life cycle:

• Technical envisioning and planning
• Design and development
• Stabilizing and releasing

Credit toward certification
When you pass Exam 70-552: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework, you complete the requirements for the following certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

Code languages
When the exam begins, you can choose the programming language in which the code segments will appear. The available code languages for this exam are:

• Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
• Microsoft Visual C# 2005
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005

Preparation Tools and Resources
We make a wealth of preparation tools and resources available to you. These include courses, books, practice tests, and Microsoft Web sites. When you are ready to prepare for this exam, here's where you should start.

Instructor-led courses for this exam
• Workshop 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
• Workshop 2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
• Workshop 2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
• Workshop 2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Microsoft e-learning courses for this exam
• Collection 2546: Core Windows Client Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (18-hour series)
• Collection 2547: Advanced Windows Client Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12-hour series)
• Collection 2541: Core Data Access Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (18-hour series)
• Collection 2542: Advanced Data Access Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12-hour series)
• Collection 2956 will now be offered as two Collections:
• Collection 5160: Core development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (16-hour series)
• Collection 5161: Advanced development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (14-hour series)

Microsoft Press self-paced training products
• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development
• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation
• MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-548): Designing and Developing Windows-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
• CLR via C#: Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming, second edition
• Debugging, Testing, and Tuning Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications
• Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language
• Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Language
• Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference

Microsoft online resources
• TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best practices, downloads, technical chats, and much more.
• MSDN: The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers that features code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more.
• Training and certification newsgroups: A newsgroup exists for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the ongoing dialogue, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide.

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