Introduction to Web Services Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Web services provide a cloud environment for building distributed apps. In this course, you will be introduced to distributed apps, how data can be accessed, and how services work. You'll also prepare for exam 70-487.
Target Audience
Anyone who may be interested in developing web services, including software developers or those in charge of software projects
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.1
Lesson Objectives Introduction to Web Services
start the course
describe and define the characteristics of a distributed application and the reasons for creating them
describe the types of computing strategies that can be used to host a service in the cloud
recognize and list the advantages and benefits of cloud computing
identify the computing strategies and features provided by the Microsoft Azure cloud computing solution
distinguish between the different cloud service components offered by Azure
describe the technologies and storage strategies that can be used to store and access data
compare the features and functionality of the ASP.NET Web API to WCF
identify the data access features provided in the .NET Framework
describe the low-level ADO.NET data access API in the .NET framework
create and configure a data provider programmatically
describe HTTP and how it facilitates a simple request and response for message handling
identify the parts of a URI and the action verbs that can make up an HTTP transaction
work with the HTTP header and media types for the Content-Type header
describe how the Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture works
describe how WCF can be used to create HTTP services
recognize the differences between ADO.NET, Entity, WCF Services, and Azure services
describe the differences and uses for ADO.NET, ASP.NET Web API, WCF, and the Azure platform
Course Number: wd_dmaw_a01_it_enus
Expertise Level
Beginner