Advanced Windows® Store App Development Using C# (Course 20485C - Exam 70-485)
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This course maps to the 70-485 exam.
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Review basic Windows Store app concepts and how Windows Store apps integrate with the Windows 8.1 ecosystem.
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Explore the built-in WinRT animation library and storyboards, and apply transitions and transformations.
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Localize the Windows Store app UI and apply language-specific formatting to a multi-lingual app.
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Create and present a successful splash screen, and differentiate your app with branding.
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Use various storage mechanisms, choose a suitable caching strategy for their app, and use advanced file access methods.
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Work with custom and template controls, and create and consume a WinRT component.
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Print using the Printing API and explore the Play To API.
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Explore the Push Notification Service (WNS), and work with push notifications.
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Use the CameraCaptureUI API and the MediaCapture API.
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Create and consume background tasks.
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Discover sensors, test their availability, and handle sensor events and device availability, and enumerate devices and their capabilities and properties and use the capabilities.
Detalles Del Curso
Module 1: Windows Store Apps Essentials
This module provides a review of the essential Windows Store app features.
Lessons
- Review Windows 8 App Essentials - Presentation
- Review Windows 8 App Essentials - Under the Hood
- Describe basic Windows Store app concepts related to the app presentation.
- Describe basic Windows Store app concepts related to integration with the Windows 8 ecosystem.
Module 2: Implementing Animations and Transitions
This module explains how to add animations and transitions to improve the user experience using the VisualStateManager and control templates.
Lessons
- Using Animation
- Working with Transitions and Transformations
Lab : Implementing Animations and Transitions
- Creating Animations in a Windows Store App
- Creating Transitions and Transformations in a Windows Store App
- Describe the built-in WinRT animation library and Storyboards.
- Apply transitions and transformations.
Module 3: Implementing Globalization and Localization
This module explains how to localize Windows Store app user interface.
Lessons
- Working with Resource Files
- Implementing Culture-Specific Formatting
Lab : Implementing Globalization and Localization
- Create and Consume Resource Files
- Apply Culture-Specific Formatting
- Create and consume localized resources.
- Apply language-specific formatting for multi-lingual application.
Module 4: Branding and a Seamless User Interface
This module explains how to brand Windows Store app and improve the loading experience with a splash screen.
Lessons
- Customizing the Splash Screen
- Differentiate your app with branding
Lab : Branding and a Seamless User Interface
- Create a Customized Splash Screen
- Branding a Windows Store App
- Create and present a successful splash screen.
- Differentiate Windows Store apps with branding.
Module 5: Advanced Data Scenarios in a Windows Store App
This module explains how to use various storage mechanisms, choose a suitable caching strategy for an app, and use advanced file access methods.
Lessons
- Windows Store App Storage Options
- Implementing Data Caching
- Advanced File Functionality
Lab : Caching Data
- Cache Data
- Describe the storage mechanisms available to Windows Store apps.
Module 6: Creating Reusable Controls and Components
Lessons
- Creating Custom Controls
- Extending Existing Controls
- Creating and Consuming WinMD Components
Lab : Creating Reusable Controls and Components
- Create and Use a Custom Control
- Consume a WinMD Component
- Create reusable custom controls.
- Create and extend templated controls.
- Create and consume a WinMD component.
Module 7: Implementing Advanced Contract Scenarios
This module explains how to implement the Print and Settings contracts and the Play To API.
Lessons
- The Print Contract
- The Play To Contract
Lab : Printing
- Print a single page
- Print multiple pages
- Print by using the print contract
- Describe the Play To API.
Module 8: The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
This module explains how to work with the Push Notification Service (WNS).
Lessons
- The Push Notification Service (WNS)
- Communicating with the Push Notification Service (WNS)
Lab : The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
- Manage a Windows Notification Service (WNS) Channel
- Describe the Push Notification Service (WNS).
- Work with push notifications.
Module 9: Capturing Media
This module explains how to capture media with the camera and microphone.
Lessons
- Using CameraCaptureUI to Capture Pictures, Videos or Audio
- Using MediaCapture to Capture Pictures, Video, or Audio
Lab : Capturing Media
- Capture video using the CameraCaptureUI API
- Capture image using the MediaCapture API
- Use the CameraCaptureUI API.
- Use the MediaCapture API.
Module 10: Background Tasks
This module explains how to create and consume background tasks.
Lessons
- Creating Background Tasks
- Consuming Background Tasks in a Windows Store App
Lab : Background Tasks
- Create and Consume a Background Task
- Consume a Background Task
- Create background tasks.
- Consume background tasks.
Module 11: Working with Sensors and Devices
This module explains how to discover device capabilities, interact with devices, and act upon sensor data.
Lessons
- Working with Sensors
- Working with Devices
Lab : Working with Sensors and Devices
- Use the orientation sensor
- Use location services
- Discover sensors, test their availability, and handle sensor events.
- Discover device availability and enumerate d and their capabilities and properties, and use them.
Module 12: Generating Revenue with your App
This module explains how to generate revenue with Windows Store apps using trial licensing and in-app purchasing and advertising.
Lessons
- Implementing Trial Functionality in a Windows Store App
- Implement In-App Purchases
- Advertising in a Windows Store App
Lab : Generating Revenue with your App
- Use Windows.Store Classes to Support Trial App Conversion
- Implement In-App Purchase in an App
- Implement trial functionality and transition to a full license.
- Implement in-app purchases.
- Implement advertising functionality.
Module 13: Securing Windows Store App Data
This module explains how to manage Windows authentication and web authentication in Windows 8 apps.
Lessons
- Managing Windows Authentication
- Managing Web Authentication
- Encryption in Windows Store Apps
Lab : Securing Windows 8 App Data
- Encrypt User Information
- Use ACS Authentication
- Authenticate using Windows Live Authentication.
- Authenticate using web authentication protocols.
- Encrypt data by using the Windows.Security.Cryptography
Module 14: Tracing and Profiling Windows Store Apps
This module explains how to diagnose problems and monitor application behavior using tracing and profiling tools and APIs.
Lessons
- Tracing a Windows Store App
- Profiling a Windows Store App
- Trace Windows Store apps.
- Profile Windows Store apps.
