Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5

Course details

This instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to access and modify data by using ADO.NET 3.5.

Objectives

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and structure of ADO.NET 3.5.
• Explain the role of data providers in ADO.NET 3.5.
• List the technologies and techniques available for managing data with ADO.NET 3.5.
• Insert, update, and delete data by using ADO.NET Command objects.
• Implement transactions to control data integrity and concurrency.
• Define and use a DataSet for retrieving data.
• Use a DataSet to update a database.
• Use a DataSet as a local cache in an occasionally connected environment.
• Define LINQ queries for selecting data from an in-memory data structure.
• Use LINQ to SQL to query data in a database.
• Use LINQ to SQL to modify data and save changes to the database.
• Explain how to use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to map a database schema to a logical business model.
• Use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to query and manage data.
• Explain how Synchronization Services supports occasionally-connected solutions.
• Use Synchronization Services to download data from a SQL Server database.
• Use Synchronization Services to upload data to a SQL Server database.

Module

• Module 1: Getting Started with ADO.NET 3.5
• Module 2: Modifying Data by Using ADO.NET Commands
• Module 3: Querying and Maintaining Data by Using DataSets
• Module 4: Querying and Maintaining Data by Using LINQ
• Module 5: Implementing an Entity Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
• Module 6: Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services