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1. Design the application architecture (15-20%)

1.1 Plan the application layers

1.1.1 Plan data access

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 2-6

1.1.2 plan for separation of concerns, appropriate use of models, views, controllers, view components, and service dependency injection

1.1.3 choose between client-side and server-side processing

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 15-16

1.1.4 design for scalability

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 16-17

1.1.5 choose between ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET

1.1.6 choose when to use .NET standard libraries

1.2 Design a distributed application

1.2.1 Design a hybrid application

1.2.2 plan for session management in a distributed environment

1.2.3 plan web farms

1.2.4 run Microsoft Azure services on-premises with Azure Pack

1.2.5 enable deferred processing through Azure features including queues, scheduled and on-demand jobs, Azure Functions, Azure Web Jobs

1.3 Design and implement the Azure Web Apps life cycle

1.3.1 Identify and implement Start, Run, and Stop events

1.3.2 code against application events in application

1.3.3 configure startup tasks, including IIS, app pool configuration, and third-party tools

1.4 Configure state management

1.4.1 Choose a state management mechanism including in-process, out of process, and Redis based state management

1.4.2 plan for scalability

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 44-45

1.4.3 use cookies or local storage to maintain state

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 45-46

1.4.4 apply configuration settings in web.config file

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] page 47

1.4.5 implement sessionless state including for example, query strings

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 48-49

1.4.6 configure middleware to enable session and application state in ASP.NET Core

1.5 Design a caching strategy

1.5.1 Implement page output caching and data caching

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 51-57

1.5.2 create cache profiles

1.5.3 implement HTTP caching

1.5.4 implement Azure Redis caching

1.5.5 plan a content delivery network (CDN) strategy, for example, Azure CDN

1.6 Design and implement a Web Socket strategy

1.6.1 Read and write string and binary data asynchronously

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 60-63

1.6.2 choose a connection loss strategy

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] page 64

1.6.3 decide when to use Web Sockets

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 64-65

1.6.4 implement SignalR

1.6.5 enable web socket features in an Azure Web App instance

1.7 Design a configuration management solution

1.7.1 Manage configuration sources, including XML, JSON, and INI files

1.7.2 manage environment variables

1.7.3 implement Option objects

1.7.4 implement multiple environments using files and hierarchical structure

1.7.5 manage sensitive configuration

1.7.6 react to runtime configuration changes

1.7.7 implement a custom configuration source

1.7.8 secure configuration by using Azure Key Vault

1.7.9 use the Secret Manager tool in development to keep secrets out of your code for configuration values

1.8 Interact with the host environment

1.8.1 Work with file system using file providers

1.8.2 work with environment variables

1.8.3 determine hosting environment capabilities

1.8.4 implement native components, including PInvoke and native dependencies for hosts including Linux and Windows

1.8.5 use ASP.NET hosting on an Open Web Interface for .NET (OWIN)-based server

1.9 Compose an application by using the framework pipeline

1.9.1 Add custom request processing modules to the pipeline

1.9.2 add, remove, and configure services used in the application

1.9.3 design and implement middleware

1.9.4 design for kestrel, Http.sys web server and IIS

1.9.5 design and implement startup filters

2. Design the build and deployment architecture (10-15%)

2.1 Design a browser artifact build strategy

2.1.1 Design a JavaScript build pipeline using Gulp, Grunt, npm and Bower

2.1.2 design an artifact build strategy using Less, Sass and Font Awesome

2.1.3 design and implement a bundling and minification strategy for broswer artifacts, including JavaScript, CSS and images

2.2 Design a server build strategy

2.2.1 Manage NuGet dependencies

2.2.2 target runtimes, including the full .NET Framework, .NET core, and .NET standard

2.2.3 manage debug and release configurations, including compilation and optimization options

2.2.4 include or exclude files from build

2.2.5 manage build sources, including content, resources, and shared files

2.2.6 implement metadata for projects, including version, release notes, and descriptions

2.2.7 define other build options, including xmlDoc and warningsAsErrors

2.2.8 work with static files in ASP.NET core

2.3 Design a publishing strategy

2.3.1 Implement application publishing using dotnet.exe

2.3.2 manage publishing options in csproj

2.3.3 implement additional tooling

2.3.4 implement pre-publish and post-publish scripts

2.3.5 implement native compilation

2.3.6 publish to Docker container image

2.4 Implement an Azure deployment strategy

2.4.1 Deploy Azure Web App using supported deployment models including FTP, Kudu, Web Deploy, and Visual Studio Publishing Wizard

2.4.2 provision ARM based resources while deploying application

2.4.3 implement deployment environments, including dev, test, and prod in Azure

2.4.4 use deployment slots for staging sites

2.4.5 deploy to Azure Stack

2.5 Implement a on-premises deployment strategy

2.5.1 Deploy application to IIS using Web Deploy, xcopy, and Visual Studio Publishing Wizard

2.5.2 deploy application to Windows Nano Server, deploy application to IIS Hosted Web Core, deploy application to HTTP.sys web server

2.5.3 deploy application to Kestrel on Windows and Linux

2.5.4 implement reverse proxying to Kestrel using IIS and Nginx

3. Design the User Experience (Interface) (15-20%)

3.1 Create elements of the user interface for a web application

3.1.1 Create and apply styles by using CSS

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 86-89
  • CSS3

3.1.2 structure and lay out the user interface by using HTML

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 90-92
  • HTML5

3.1.3 implement dynamic page content based on a design

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 92-95

3.2 Design and implement UI behavior

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 97-113

3.2.1 Implement client-side validation

3.2.2 use JavaScript to manipulate the DOM

3.2.3 extend objects by using prototypal inheritance

3.2.4 use AJAX to make partial page updates

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 105-108

3.3 Design the UI layout of an application

3.3.1 Implement partial views and view components for reuse in different areas of the application

3.3.2 design and implement pages by using Razor Pages

3.3.3 design and implement layouts to provide visual structure

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 117-118

3.3.4 define and render optional and required page sections

3.3.5 create and use tag and HTML helpers to simplify markup

3.4 Plan a responsive UI layout

3.4.1 Plan for applications that run on multiple devices and screen resolutions

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 132-134

3.4.2 use media queries and Bootstrap's responsive grid

3.4.3 detect browser features and capabilities

3.4.4 create a web application that runs across multiple browsers and mobile devices

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 126-128

3.4.5 enable consistent cross-browser experiences with polyfills

3.5 Plan mobile UI strategy

3.5.1 Implement mobile specific UI elements such as touch input, low bandwidth situations, and device orientation changes

3.5.2 define and implement a strategy for working with mobile browsers

4. Develop the User Experience (15-20%)

4.1 Plan for search engine optimization and accessibility

4.1.1 Use analytical tools to parse HTML

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 146-149

4.1.2 provide an xml sitemap and robots.txt file to improve scraping

4.1.3 write semantic markup for accessibility, for example, screen readers

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 151-153

4.1.4 use rich snippets to increase content visibility

4.2 Plan and implement globalization and localization

4.2.1. Plan a localization strategy

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 156-158

4.2.2. create and apply resources to UI including JavaScript resources

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 158-160

4.2.3. set cultures

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 160-161

4.2.4. implement server side localization and globalization

4.3 Design and implement MVC controllers and actions

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 163-175

4.3.1 Apply authorization attributes, filters including global, authentication, and overriddable filters

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 164-167
  • "Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2"[2] cтр. 589-626
  • Filters in ASP.NET Core

4.3.2 choose and implement custom HTTP status codes and responses

  • "Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2"[2] cтр. 548-555

4.3.3 implement action results

4.3.4 implement MVC areas

4.3.5 implement Dependency Injection for services in controllers

4.4 Design and implement routes

4.4.1 Define a route to handle a URL pattern

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 176-178
  • "Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2"[2] cтр. 443-459
  • Route template reference

4.4.2 apply route constraints

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 178-179
  • "Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2"[2] cтр. 460-470
  • Route constraint reference

4.4.3 ignore URL patterns

4.4.4 add custom route parameters

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] page 180
  • "Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2"[2] cтр. 452-459

4.4.5 define areas

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 181-182
  • "Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2"[2] cтр. 505-510
  • Routing - Areas

4.4.6 define routes that interoperate with Single Page Application frameworks such as Angular

4.5 Control application behavior by using MVC extensibility points

4.5.1 Create custom middleware and inject it into the pipeline

4.5.2 implement MVC filters and controller factories

4.5.3 control application behavior by using action results, model binders, and route handlers

4.5.4 inject services into a view

4.6 Design and implement serialization and model binding

4.6.1 Serialize models and data using supported serialization formats, including JSON, XML, protobuf, and WCF/SOAP

4.6.2 implement model and property binding, including custom binding and model validation

4.6.3 implement web socket communication in MVC

4.6.4 implement file uploading and multipart data

4.6.5 use AutoRest to build clients

5. Troubleshoot and Debug Web Applications (20-25%)

5.1 Prevent and troubleshoot runtime issues

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 215-234

5.1.1 Troubleshoot performance, security, and errors

5.1.2 implement tracing, logging, and debugging including IntelliTrace

5.1.3 enable and configure health monitoring including Performance Monitor

5.1.4 configure and use App Insights runtime telemetry

5.2 Design an exception handling strategy

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 234-243

5.2.1 Handle exceptions across multiple layers

5.2.2 use MVC middleware to configure error handling

  • "ASP.NET Core in Action"[3] pages 78-92

5.2.3 use different exception handling strategies for different environments

  • "ASP.NET Core in Action"[3] pages 80-86

5.2.4 create and display custom error pages

5.2.5 configure a custom pipeline for error handling

5.2.6 handle first chance exceptions

5.2.7 configure and use App Insights

5.2.8 log application exceptions

5.3 Test a web application

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 243-255

5.3.1 Create and run unit tests, for example, use the Assert class, create mocks and stubs

5.3.2 create and run web tests including using Browser Link

5.3.3 debug a web application in multiple browsers and mobile emulators

5.3.4 use Azure DevTest Labs

5.3.5 use Visual Studio Team Services

5.4 Debug an Azure application

5.4.1 Collect diagnostic information by using Azure App Insights

5.4.2 choose log types, for example, event logs, performance counters, and crash dumps

5.4.3 stream logs directly to Visual Studio from a deployed site

5.4.4 debug an Azure application by using Visual Studio and remote debugging

5.4.5 interact directly with remote Azure websites using Server Explorer

6 Design and Implement Security (15-20%)

6.1 Configure authentication

6.1.1 Authenticate users

6.1.2 enforce authentication settings

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 280-282

6.1.3 implement ASP.NET Core Identity

6.1.4 enable Facebook, Google and other external providers

6.1.5 implement account confirmation, password recovery, and multi-factor authentication

6.1.6 perform authentication using Azure Active Directory, Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory B2B, and Microsoft Identity

6.1.7 manage user session by using cookies

6.1.8 acquire access tokens using the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL)

6.2 Configure and apply authorization

6.2.1 Create roles

6.2.2 authorize roles programmatically

6.2.3 configure and work with custom UserStores using middleware

6.2.4 configure controllers and actions to participate in authorization

6.3 Design and implement claims-based authentication

6.3.1 perform authentication and authorization using tokens including OpenID, OAuth, JWT, SAML, bearer tokens, etc.

6.4 Manage data integrity

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 314-324

6.4.1 Apply encryption to application data

6.4.2 apply encryption to the configuration sections of an application

6.4.3 sign application data to prevent tampering

  • "Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web"[1] pages 321-322

6.4.4 secure data using Azure Key Vault

6.4.5 implement encryption for data protection using the data protection APIs in transit and at rest

6.5 Implement a secure site

6.5.1 Secure communication by applying SSL certificates

6.5.2 require SSL for all requests

6.5.3 enable SSL hosting in the development environment

6.5.4 implement SSL using Azure Load Balancers

6.5.5 salt and hash passwords for storage

6.5.6 use HTML encoding to prevent cross-site scripting attacks (ANTI-XSS Library)

6.5.7 implement deferred validation and handle unvalidated requests, for example, form, querystring, and URL

6.5.8 prevent SQL injection attacks by parameterizing queries

6.5.9 prevent cross-site request forgeries (XSRF)

6.5.10 use Azure Security Center to monitor Azure resources

6.5.11 implement Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

6.5.12 implement protection against open redirect attacks

Books:

[1] Exam Ref 70-486 Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web

[2] Адам Фримен “Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2”. – Диалектика, 2019.

[3] Andrew Lock "ASP.NET Core in Action". - Manning, 2018.

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