70-310
Oct 22,2006 00:00 by NaT-Server

(70-310) VB .NET XML Web Services

SYNOPSIS • MCAD .NET vs • MCDBA vs • MCSD .NET vs

Microsoft’s exam 70-310, “Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework� is a core requirement for the MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer) for Microsoft .NET certification and is a core or elective requirement for the MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer) for Microsoft .NET certification. It is designed for candidates who “work on a team in a medium or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.� There is no specific prerequisite for this exam but Microsoft recommends that candidates have “at least one year of experience developing middle-tier components� and have “a working knowledge of Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.�

Exam 70-310 is also an elective for this other certification: MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator) on SQL Server 2000.

This exam costs $125 USD and may be taken from Pearson Vue or Thomson Prometric.

At one time this exam provided no pass score other than Pass/Fail, but this is subject to change. “Beginning with the release of the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003–related exams, Microsoft will provide numerical scores on exams. By the end of September 2003, most exams will have the new score report format, which includes this numerical score... The new scale requires a minimum passing score of 700 on all exams. The maximum score on the exams will vary depending on the complexity of the skills being measured.� - Microsoft Exam and Testing Procedures FAQ.

Note that Microsoft does not document the format of a particular exam: “Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented.�

The topics covered by this exam include:

  • Creating and Managing Microsoft Windows Services, Serviced Components, .NET Remoting Objects, and XML Web Services
  • Consuming and Manipulating Data
  • Testing and Debugging
  • Deploying Windows Services, Serviced Components, .NET Remoting Objects, and XML Web Services

For more information:
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/exams/70-310.asp