For those interested in pursuing certification(s) on .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft has released a set of exams for various .Net 3.5 technologies. I often get asked about these exams and how to study for them. In this post I will try to answer the first part. This post lists all currently available .Net 3.5 exams and skills they measure.

Exam 70-562: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development

• Configuring and Deploying Web Applications
• Consuming and Creating Server Controls
• Working with Data and Services
• Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications
• Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting
• Targeting Mobile Devices
• Programming Web Applications

Exam 70-502: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development

• Creating a WPF Application
• Building user Interfaces
• Adding and managing content
• Binding to data sources
• Customizing appearance
• Configuring and deploying WPF applications

Exam 70-503: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Communication Foundation Application Development

• Creating Services
• Exposing and Deploying Services
• Instrumenting and Administering Services
• Consuming Services
• Securing Services
• Managing the Service Life Cycle

Exam 70-504: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Workflow Foundation Application Development

• Creating and Hosting Workflows
• Communicating with Workflows
• Creating and Configuring Custom Activities
• Applying Rules and Conditions
• Managing Transactions and Compensations
• Creating and Managing Runtime Services

Exam 70-505: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development

• Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls
• Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application
• Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application
• Enhancing Usability
• Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience
• Deploying Windows Forms Controls
• Configuring and Deploying Applictions

Exam 70-561: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development

• Connecting to Data Sources
• Selecting and Querying Data
• Modifying Data
• Synchronizing Data
• Working with Disconnected Data
• Object Relational Mapping by Using the Entity Framework

Exam 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework – Application Development Foundation

• Developing applications that use system types and collections
• Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application
• Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application
• Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application
• Improving the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework security features
• Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application
• Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application

In future posts I will look at some of these exams in detail.