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Duration: 3 days	Price: ​R3465.00 per person. ​(excl VAT)
Certificate of training: Yes	Recommended Prerequisites: ​Learners are required to have knowledge, comprehension and application of English at Grade 10 or equivalent.
Dates:  Courses are run all year round. Training is conducted every week (Mon - Thurs & Sat).	Follow Up Courses: Other MTA courses
Official Exam: MTA Exam: 98-361 Preparation: Practice Tests ​	Venue: Stellenbosch  UNIT B12, Carpe Diem Building 26 Quantum Street, Techno Park ​Stellenbosch 7600

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MTA Software Development Fundamentals Course (98-361)

This course is designed to prepare students for the MTA Web Development Fundamentals exam, which is designed to provide candidates with an assessment of their knowledge of fundamental Web development concepts. It can also serve as a stepping-stone to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exams for ASP.NET Web Development. This certification is ideal for high school or college students that want to explore the Web Development path. This can also improve college applications and resumes.

• Understand core programming concepts like; Object-Oriented Programming, Error Handling, and Computer Decision Structure
• Understand the deference between; Inheritance, Encapsulation, and Polymorphism
• Learn the fundamentals of ASP.NET development

General Software Development

• Application Life Cycle
• Understand User Requirements
• Algorithm Defined
• Payroll Algorithm Activity
• Sorting Algorithms

​Computer Storage and Data Types

• Data Types
• Primitive Data Types
• Data Type Examples
• Code Example: Using Data Types
• Data Type Storage Considerations
• Understanding Numbering Systems
• Units of Binary Storage
• Common Pitfalls
• Understanding the Machine Code Process

Other Data Structures

• Arrays
• Parallel Arrays
• Multidimensional Arrays
• Stacks, Queues, and Linked Lists
• General Array Information
• Code Example: Linked List

 
​Flow Control, Repetition, Error Handling

•  Boolean Expressions
• Flowcharting
• Switch Statements
• Truth Tables
• Types of Repetition
• Recursion
• Loops
• Error Handling
• Types of Errors
• Code Example: TryCatch

​Understanding Classes and Objects

• Class Defined
• Class Declaration
• Code Example: Defining a Class
• Methods
• Methods and Parameters
• Method Overloading
• Code Example: Passing Parameters
• Code Example: Method Overloading
• Support Methods
• Visibility Modifiers
• Aliases
• Creating New Objects
• Comparing Objects
• The Dot Operator
• Wrapper Classes
• Static Classes and Variables

Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation

• Inheritance Defined
• Polymorphism Defined
• Polymorphism vs. Overloading
• Encapsulation Defined

​Web Application Development

• Understanding Web Page Development
• Microsoft ASP.NET Web App Development
• State Management
• Client/Server-Side Programming
• Web Hosting Defined and ISS
• Web Services Defined
• Code Example: HTML/CSS
• Code Example: JavaScript

​Desktop Application Development

• Windows Forms Applications
• Console Applications/Event Handlers
• Windows Services
• Code Example: Windows Forms App
• Code Example: Console App
• MDI vs. SDI Applications
• Code Example: Windows Service

Working with Databases

• Relational Database Management Systems
• Tables
• Enforcing Referential Integrity
• Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Normalization
• Accessing Data using Queries
• SQL Stored Procedures
• Database Connection Methods
• Accessing Data using XML
• Accessing Data In-Memory
• Resource Optimization
• Code Example: Reading Flat File Data
• Code Example: Reading DB Data

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