Introduction
This three-day
instructor-led workshop provides students with the
knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft( ASP.NET
2.0 Web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio(
2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, Web
site structure and functionality, and implementation
details.
Audience
This workshop is
intended for corporate/ISV application developers
who have a desire to learn more about specific
technology areas in Web application development.
At Workshop
Completion
After completing
this workshop, students will be able to:
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Create a Web
application. |
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Program a Web
application. |
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Add and
configure server controls for a Web
application. |
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Use master
pages to establish a common layout for a Web
application. |
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Manage state
data for a Web application. |
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Access and
display data in a Web application. |
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Control access
to a Web application. |
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Deploy a Web
application. |
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Create a
mobile Web application. |
Prerequisites
Before attending
this workshop, students must:
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Be able to
manage a solution environment using the
Visual Studio 2005 IDE and tools |
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Understand
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common
Language Runtime |
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Be able to
program an application using a .NET
Framework 2.0 compliant language |
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Know how to
make assemblies available to other
applications |
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Have a basic
understanding of XML including XML
declaration, elements, attributes, and
namespaces |
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Have a basic
understanding of client-side scripts |
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Have a basic
understanding of HTML |
Workshop Outline
Unit 1: Creating
a Web Application
This unit describes
the different types of Web sites that you can create
with Visual Studio 2005. It introduces the concept
of event handling, and shows how to work with
default event handlers for an object. It also
explains how to control a Web application through
the hierarchy of configuration files.
Lessons
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Visual Studio
Web Site Types |
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Default Event
Handling in Web Applications |
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Web
Configuration Files |
Lab 1: Creating
a Web Application
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Exercise 1.
Creating a New Web Application |
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Exercise 2.
Configuring and Building a Web Application |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Describe the
types of Web sites that they can create with
Visual Studio 2005. |
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Describe the
concept of a default event handler for an
object. |
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Explain how
the Machine.Config and Web.Config files
control the settings for a Web application. |
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Create a new
Web application. |
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Configure and
build a Web application. |
Unit 2:
Programming a Web Application
This unit
introduces the advanced event-handling capabilities
of ASP.NET 2.0 and describes how to work with events
in Visual Studio 2005. It shows how to work with
non-default event handlers and centralized event
handlers. It also addresses other common Web
programming concepts, including:
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Detecting the
type, version, and capability of the browser
being used to view a Web site. |
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Accessing
information in an ASP.NET Web Page header. |
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Using the
HttpResponse.Write method to provide
feedback to users. |
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Handling
page-level errors. |
Lessons
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Event Handling
in Web Applications |
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Browser
Capability Detection |
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Page Header
Retrieval |
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Page-Level and
Application-Level Error Handling |
Lab 2:
Programming a Web Application
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Exercise 1.
Implementing Non-Default Event Handlers |
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Exercise 2.
Detecting Browser Capabilities and Setting
Page Header Properties |
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Exercise 3.
Handling Page-Level Exceptions |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Describe
various event-handling techniques. |
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Explain how to
detect browser types and capabilities. |
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Explain how to
access page headers. |
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Describe how
to handle page-level errors and
application-level errors. |
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Implement
advanced techniques for handling events. |
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Implement
browser-capability detection. |
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Implement
page-header manipulation. |
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Implement
page-level and application-level error
handling. |
Unit 3: Adding
and Configuring Server Controls
This unit explains
how to use the HTML controls and Web server controls
provided by Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0. It
shows how to design and build Web-based user
interfaces, and it teaches how to program Web server
controls. This unit also describes how the ASP.NET
2.0 postback model works and how it can be used.
Lessons
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HTML Controls
and Web Server Controls |
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Types of Web
Server Controls |
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Working with
Web Server Controls |
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The ASP.NET
2.0 Page Postback Model |
Lab 3: Adding
and Configuring Server Controls
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Exercise 1.
Building Graphical User Interfaces with HTML
Controls |
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Exercise 2.
Building Graphical User Interfaces with Web
Server Controls |
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Exercise 3.
Programming Web Server Controls and Working
with Postbacks |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Explain the
differences between HTML controls and Web
server controls. |
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Describe the
different types of Web server controls. |
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Explain how to
use HTML controls and Web server controls. |
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Explain how
the postback model of ASP.NET 2.0 works. |
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Create
Web-based user interfaces with HTML controls
and Web server controls. |
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Write code
that interacts with Web server controls. |
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Write code
that interacts with the postback model of
ASP.NET 2.0. |
Unit 4: Creating
a Common Layout by Using Master Pages
This unit explains
how to use master pages to define common layouts for
Web pages. Master pages provide developers with a
new set of features for ensuring consistent page
layout. Students will work with master pages and
nested master pages in the lab to build a Web
application that has a consistent layout and
functionality across Web pages.
Lessons
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What Are
Master Pages? |
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What Are
Content Pages? |
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Nested Master
Pages |
Lab 4: Creating
a Common Layout by Using Master Pages
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Exercise 1.
Designing a Master Page |
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Exercise 2.
Adding and Configuring Content Pages |
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Exercise 3.
Designing Nested Master Pages |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Describe the
concept of a master page. |
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Describe the
concept of a content page. |
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Describe
nested master pages. |
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Design master
pages. |
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Configure
content pages. |
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Design nested
master pages. |
Unit 5: Managing
State for a Web Application
This unit describes
the different state management technologies that
students can use in ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications. It
discusses how controls can retain state data over
multiple requests, and then explains how developers
can work with this state data. This unit then shows
how to store state data in the Application and
Session objects provided by ASP.NET 2.0. It also
discusses the different session-data storage
mechanisms. Finally, this unit explains how to use
the Cache object to cache and retrieve state data.
Lessons
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ViewState
Properties and ControlState Data |
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Application
and Session Objects |
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Strategies for
Managing Session State Data |
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The Cache
Object |
Lab 5: Managing
State for a Web Application
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Exercise 1.
Configuring ViewState Properties for Web
Server Controls |
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Exercise 2.
Storing and Retrieving Application and
Session State |
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Exercise 3.
Implementing Out-of-Process Session State |
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Exercise 4.
Storing and Managing State Data in the Cache
Object |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Describe the
ViewState and ControlState data models for
Web pages. |
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Describe the
Application and Session objects and explain
how state data is stored and retrieved in
these objects. |
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Describe
various session-state data-storage
strategies. |
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Describe the
Cache object and explain how you can use it
to store and manage state data. |
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Configure
ViewState properties and ControlState
properties for Web server controls. |
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Store and
retrieve Application and Session state. |
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Implement
out-of-process session state. |
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Store and
manage state data in the Cache object. |
Unit 6:
Accessing and Displaying Data
This unit describes
how to add database connections to the Web.Config
file and the benefits that this approach adds when
building manageable Web applications. This unit then
describes the new data controls for accessing data
in a variety of formats. It includes details about
using the SqlDataSource control, the XmlDataSource
control, and the ObjectDataSource control. This unit
also describes how user interface data controls are
bound to the data source controls, and it includes a
discussion about binding data-aware standard
controls to data.
Lessons
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Database
Connections and the Web.Config File |
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Relational
Data and Data Source Controls |
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XML Data and
Data Source Controls |
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Object Data
and Data Source Controls |
Lab 6: Accessing
and Displaying Data
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Exercise 1:
Creating and Retrieving Database Connections |
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Exercise 2:
Accessing Data by Using SqlDataSource
Controls and Data Controls |
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Exercise 3:
Accessing Objects as Data with
ObjectDataSource Controls |
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Exercise 4:
Accessing XML Data by Using XmlDataSource
Controls |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Explain how to
store and retrieve database connections by
using the Web.Config file. |
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Explain how to
use data source controls to access
relational data. |
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Explain how to
use data source controls to access XML data. |
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Explain how to
use data source controls to access object
data. |
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Create and
retrieve database connections by using the
Web.Config file. |
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Access
relational data by using the SqlDataSource
control and data controls. |
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Access XML
data by using the XmlDataSource control and
data controls. |
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Access objects
as data by using the ObjectDataSource
control and data controls. |
Unit 7:
Controlling Access to a Web Application
This unit describes
authentication and authorization for Web
applications. It also shows how to develop login,
sign-up, and other membership pages for Web
applications based on the ASP.NET 2.0 Membership
system.
Lessons
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Authentication
for Web Applications |
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Authorization
for Web Applications |
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Site
Membership Systems Using the Membership
Class |
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Web Site
Security Administration Using the Roles
Class |
Lab 7:
Controlling Access to a Web Application
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Exercise 1:
Configuring Authentication and Authorization
for a Web Application |
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Exercise 2:
Implementing a Membership Registration Page |
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Exercise 3:
Implementing a Login Page and Adding Login
Controls |
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Exercise 4:
Creating a Membership Management
Administrative User Interface |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Describe the
authentication methods for Web applications. |
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Describe the
authorization methods for Web applications. |
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Describe the
main components of a membership system. |
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Describe how
to build a security administration
interface. |
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Configure
authentication and authorization for a Web
application. |
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Implement a
membership registration page. |
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Implement a
login page. |
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Create a
membership management administrative user
interface. |
Unit 8:
Deploying a Web Application
This unit describes
three different ways to deploy Web applications:
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Using the Copy
Web Site utility to deploy a Web application
in a non-compiled state |
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Using the
Publish Web Site utility to deploy a
precompiled version of the Web application |
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Building
Microsoft Windows( Installer packages to
create a redistributable application with
full setup logic |
Lessons
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The Copy Web
Site Utility |
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The Publish
Web Site Utility |
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Windows
Installer Setup Packages |
Lab 8: Deploying
a Web Application
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Exercise 1.
Deploying a Web Application by Using the
Copy Web Site Utility |
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Exercise 2.
Precompiling and Deploying a Web Application
by Using the Publish Web Site Utility |
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Exercise 3.
Building a Windows Installer Package for
Deploying a Web Application |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Describe how
to use the Copy Web Site utility to deploy a
Web application. |
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Describe how
to use the Publish Web Site utility to
precompile and deploy a Web application. |
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Describe how
to build Windows Installer packages for
deploying a Web application. |
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Deploy a Web
application by using the Copy Web Site
utility. |
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Precompile and
deploy a Web application by using the
Publish Web Site utility. |
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Build and run
a Windows Installer setup application for
deploying a Web application. |
Unit 9: Making
Web Applications Available to Mobile Devices
This unit explains
how to enable browsers running on mobile devices,
such as Pocket PCs and mobile phones, to access
pages within your application.
Lessons
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Device
Emulators for Mobile Web Forms |
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Mobile Device
Detection and Redirection |
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Mobile Web
Forms |
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Device-Specific Features in Mobile Web Forms |
Lab 9: Making
Web Applications Available to Mobile Devices
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Exercise 1.
Managing Redirection for Mobile Devices |
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Exercise 2.
Designing and Implementing a Mobile Web Form |
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Exercise 3.
Designing Device-Specific Features for a
Mobile Web Application |
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Exercise 4.
Browsing a Mobile Web Application with
Specific Device Emulators |
After completing
this unit, students will be able to:
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Explain how to
detect mobile devices and redirect them to
an appropriate page in a Web application. |
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Describe
mobile Web pages, forms, and mobile
controls. |
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Explain how to
use device-specific features in mobile Web
pages to respond to the different
capabilities of mobile devices. |
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Explain how to
use device emulators in Visual Studio 2005
to test mobile Web pages. |
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Design and
implement mobile Web forms. |
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Design
device-specific features for mobile Web
pages. |
