Exam 98-361: Software Development Fundamentals/Understanding Web Applications

This lesson covers Understanding Web Applications. It looks at web page development, Microsoft ASP.NET web application development, web hosting, and web services.

Activity 1 - Understand Web Page Development

This objective may include but is not limited to: HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript.

1. Read Beginner Developer Learning Center.
2. Read Introduction to the Web as a Platform.
3. Read Introduction to CSS.

Activity 2 - Understand Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application Development

This objective may include but is not limited to: page life cycle; event model; state management; client-side vs. server-side programming.

1. Read Introduction to JavaScript.

Activity 3 - Understand Web Hosting

This objective may include but is not limited to: creating virtual directories and Web sites; deploying Web applications; understanding the role of Internet Information Services.

1. Read The Official Microsoft IIS Site.

Activity 4 - Understand Web Services

This objective may include but is not limited to: Web services that will be consumed by client applications; accessing Web services from a client application; SOAP and Web Service Definition Language (WSDL).

1. Read Web Services and the Microsoft Platform.
2. Read Web Services.

References

• Exam 98-361 Software Development Fundamentals Student Study Guide
• Microsoft: Software Development Fundamentals Exam Details