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Books : MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-503): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 Windows® Communication Foundation (PRO-Certification)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $69.99 Amazon.com's Price: $37.09 You Save: $32.90 (47%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 005 EAN: 9780735625655 ISBN: 0735625654 Label: Microsoft Press Manufacturer: Microsoft Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 704 Publication Date: September 24, 2008 Publisher: Microsoft Press Studio: Microsoft Press Sales Rank: 26225 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-503, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job. Focusing on the Windows Communication Foundation, this official study guide covers creating, deploying, and administering services; defining service contracts; hosting services in managed applications and on Web servers; monitoring service health; creating service proxies; and consuming non-WCF services. Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises.Then assess yourself using 300+ practice and review questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio(r) 2008 software and an exam discount voucher making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I passed the exam using only this bookWithout any previous WCF experience, I passed the exam using only this book and the accompanying practice exam. I have taken many of the .NET 2.0 certification exams and this book is much better in general quality than the 2.0 study guides. On the downside, some of the examples require Vista, but you can still learn the material without running those examples. Also, there was a little bit of material on the exam that wasn't covered but not enough to be a problem. My advice - read and understand ... Read More Rating:  - Get another bookI have read most of the book, and cannot recommend it. The book have been written by several authors, which shows. There is not a clear thread throughout the book, often things are repeated and explained twice. The book also have a good share of errors, but no errata seems to be available. Two many times the book doesn't provide an good overview of a topic. In my opinion it focused too little on the why, and too much on the how. Some of the chapters, especially the security ... Read More Rating: - Whether or not you are getting certified, this book is excellentI've been living and breathing WCF since it was Indigo and was pretty sure I could pass the 70-503 without any official preparation. However I figured better safe than sorry. If you're looking to pass the 70-503 this book alone will do it for you (I'm not advising against using other sources, I'm just saying that if you read it end to end and really understand the material, i think you'll be more than prepared for the actual exam). If you have no intention of getting certified but just want to learn ... Read More Rating: - Solid source to study WCF I like this series of books (SPTK - Self-Paced Training Kit) because the short theory here is always ended with real world examples. And these examples shows how the product is used in the real situations, to solve the real problems. It is like the prioritization of the functionality. In the WCF documentation on the MSDN there is no such prioritization, great list of the features is here and no clue what are the main features and what are the secondary, additional features. In ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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