Using Your Sybex Electronic Book -- MCAD/MCSD: Visual Basic .NET Windows and Web Applications Study Guide -- Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Microsoft Certified Professional Program -- Is This Book for You? -- Assessment Test -- Answers to Assessment Test -- Part I: Visual Basic .NET Overview -- Chapter 1: A .NET Framework Overview -- Common Language Runtime -- The Common Type System -- Namespaces -- Assemblies and Application Domains -- NET Framework Base Class Library -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 2: An Overview of Object-Oriented Programming -- Understanding Classes and Objects -- Implementing Inheritance -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Handling Errors with Visual Basic . NET -- Structured Exception Handling -- The System.Exception Class -- Implementing Structured Exception Handling -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 4: ADO.NET -- ADO.NET Namespaces -- Connecting to Data Sources -- Using Connected Data -- Using Disconnected Data -- Handling Data-Centric Exceptions -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Other Data Sources -- XML and the .NET Framework -- Working with Text Files -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 6: Working with Components -- Creating and Managing .NET Components -- COM and COM+ Components -- Using COM or COM+ Components from a Web Form -- Instantiating and Invoking a Web Service -- Calling Native Functions -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Part II: Developing Windows Applications with Visual Basic . NET.

Chapter 7: Windows Forms -- Introduction to Windows Forms -- Working with Windows Forms -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Working with Windows Controls -- Using Windows Controls -- Creating Custom Windows Controls -- Windows Forms Menus -- Printing from Windows Forms -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Windows Accessibility and Usability -- Regular Expressions -- Implementing Globalization and Localization -- Building Accessibility Features into Your Applications -- Implementing Online User Assistance -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 10: Configuring and Securing Windows Applications -- Configuring Windows Applications -- Securing Windows Applications Using the .NET Framework -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 11: Testing, Debugging, and Optimizing Windows Applications -- Testing -- Debugging -- Implementing Tracing -- Optimizing Performance -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 12: Deploying Windows Applications -- Working with Assemblies -- Packaging a Windows Application with Windows Installer -- Choosing a Deployment Strategy -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Part III: Developing Web Applications with Visual Basic . NET -- Chapter 13: Web Forms -- Introduction to Web Forms -- Working with Web Forms -- Working with the Stateless Web -- ASP.NET Events and Event Error Handling -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 14: Web Controls -- Developing with Server Controls.

ASP.NET Validation Controls -- Developing Custom Web User Controls -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 15: Configuring and Securing Web Applications -- Configuring Web Applications -- Securing Web Applications Using the . NET Framework -- Installing and Configuring Internet Information Services -- Using FrontPage Server Extensions -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 16: Testing, Debugging, and Optimizing Web Applications -- Testing -- Debugging -- Implementing Tracing -- Optimizing Performance -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 17: Deploying Web Applications -- Working with Assemblies -- Packaging an Application with Windows Installer -- Choosing a Deployment Strategy -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Appendix A: Installing and Configuring the MSDE Engine with the Northwind Database -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.