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Candidates should also have the following experience:
- Designing and developing asynchronous solutions
- Designing and developing web applications in an ASP.NET MVC model
- Planning and designing user interaction solutions based on business requirements
- Experience with the full software development life cycle of web applications
- Developing and deploying to multi-tier environments, including Azure
Note: There are exam updates effective as of January 15, 2018. To learn more about these changes and how they affect the skills measured, please download and review the Exam 486 change document.
Part of the requirements for: MCSA: Web Applications MCSD: App Builder
70-486 - MCSD Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
The 70-486 exam is part of the new MCSD Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications certification. This exam measures your ability to accomplish the below tasks based on this technology: Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, ASP.NET MVC 5.1:
Note also that:
Starting April 30, 2014, the questions on this exam include content covering Visual Studio 2013, MVC5, and updates to Microsoft Azure. This is a list of covered topics:
- Code Contracts
- Building Applications with ASP .NET MVC 4
- ASP .NET MVC 5 Fundamentals
- Windows Azure Fundamentals
Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-486.aspx
Microsoft 70-486 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications |
| Exam Number: | 70-486 |
| Passing Score: | 700/1000 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired (exam retired March 31, 2017) |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Case studies, Build/list/review (scenario-based questions) |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 (varies by region) |
| Available Languages: | German, Chinese (Simplified), English, Japanese, French, Korean |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSD: Web Applications |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Learn - ASP.NET MVC resources Pluralsight ASP.NET MVC courses |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Learn Certification Page Microsoft Certification Exam Registration (via Pearson VUE) |
| Sample Questions: | Microsoft 70-486 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Delivered via Pearson VUE (online proctored or test center) |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended experience building web applications using ASP.NET MVC, C#, and .NET Framework |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/70-486/ |
Microsoft 70-486 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Test and debug applications | - Implement unit testing strategies - Debug ASP.NET MVC applications - Handle exceptions and logging |
| Topic 2: Develop the user experience | - Implement layouts and partial views - Implement localization and accessibility - Implement client-side validation - Design responsive UI - Create MVC views using Razor |
| Topic 3: Develop the user experience and controllers | - Use action filters - Implement controllers and actions - Implement asynchronous programming patterns - Handle model binding and validation |
| Topic 4: Design the application architecture | - Design routing and URL structure - Design a distributed application architecture - Plan the application layers and structure - Plan for state management and caching - Design client-side architecture |
| Topic 5: Develop models and data access | - Use LINQ to Entities - Implement Entity Framework models - Handle data validation and annotations - Implement repository and unit of work patterns |
| Topic 6: Design the build and deployment architecture | - Plan deployment strategy (IIS, Azure) - Design build and packaging strategy - Configure environments and configuration management |
| Topic 7: Design and implement security | - Implement OAuth and external login providers - Implement authentication and authorization - Secure data and configuration settings |
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