MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-548): Designing and Developing Windows-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework comments and corrections

This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-548): Designing and Developing Windows-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework, 978-0-7356-2339-2.

The following topics are covered:

• CD-ROM: Readiness Review assessment answer incorrect
• Page 79: "code" should be "node"
• Page 173: IsContainerValid should be isContainerValid
• Page 326: DbConnectionStringBuilder is not an abstract class
• Page 329: "though" should be "through"
• Page 636: The definition for "code" is incorrect

CD-ROM: Readiness Review assessment answer incorrect

On the Readiness Review assessment there is a question which has an incorrect answer marked as correct and incorrect wording on an answer that should be correct.

The question reads:
"You are creating a Windows Forms application that accesses a Windows service. On application startup you must check that the service is available. What should you do?

1. Iterate through all processes returned by the Process.GetProcesses method and look for the desired service.
2. Use reflection to locate an Installer-derived class in the assembly that implements the Windows service. Call the Installer.Install method.
3. Iterate through the devices returned by the System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GetServices method and look for the desired process.
4. Iterate through the devices returned by the System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GetDevices method and look for the desired process."

The correct answer should be 3, however the answer should be changed to:
"3. Iterate through the devices returned by the System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GetServices method and look for the desired service. Make sure that the status indicates a running service."

Page 79: "code" should be "node"

On page 79, the fourth bullet point down in "Key Terms" is incorrect.

Change:
"code"

To:
"node"

Page 173: IsContainerValid should be isContainerValid

On page 173, the 7th line down in the C# code example contains an incorrect capitalization of the method isContainerValid.

Change:
To:

Page 326: DbConnectionStringBuilder is not an abstract class

On page 326, the first sentence on the page incorrectly states that the DbConnectionStringBuilder is an abstract class.

Change:
"The DbConnectionStringBuilder class is an abstract class that provides support for a number of data provider–specific classes."

To:
"DbConnectionStringBuilder is a class that provides support for a number of data provider–specific classes."

Page 329: "though" should be "through"

On page 329, the fourth sentence in the 3rd paragraph contains a spelling error.

Change:
"A stored procedure is a set of SQL statements defined in the database that can be invoked though a single request."

To:
"A stored procedure is a set of SQL statements defined in the database that can be invoked through a single request."

Page 636: The definition for "code" is incorrect

On page 636, the definition for "code" is duplicated from the definition of "node"

Change:
"A UML representation of a place of deployment. It typically represents a piece of hardware (like a server)."

To:
"Program instructions that must be translated by a compiler, interpreter, or assembler into object code before execution."

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