Preparing for 70-485: Advanced Metro style App Development using C#

A few weeks ago I posted learning material for preparing for exam 70-484. In the meanwhile I also took the 70-485: Advanced Metro style App Development using C# exam and used the information below for my preparation. As the exam was still in beta I don’t know yet whether I passed the exam, but I doubt it. You really need to make sure you’ve got hands-on experience with each of the topics.

Develop Metro style Apps by Using WinRT (17%)

• Create background tasks.
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27411
• Consume background tasks.
• See ‘Create background tasks’
• Create and consume WinMD components.
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechDays/TechDays-2012-Belgium/282

Discover and Interacting with Devices (16%)

• Capture media with the camera and microphone.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/Hh465152
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/hh452791
• Get data from sensors.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465278.aspx
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465274.aspx
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465139.aspx
• Enumerate and discover device capabilities.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464977.aspx

Program User Interaction (17%)

• Implement printing by using contracts and charms.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465225.aspx
• Implement Play To by using contracts and charms.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465176.aspx
• Notify users by using Windows Push Notification Service (WNS).
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465460.aspx

Enhance the User Interface (16%)

• Design for and implement UI responsiveness.
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsappdev/archive/2012/03/20/keeping-apps-fast-and-fluid-with-asynchrony-in-the-windows-runtime.aspx
• Create animations and transitions.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465165.aspx
• Create custom controls.
• http://blogs.u2u.be/diederik/post/2012/01/21/Building-C-custom-controls-in-WinRT-Metro.aspx
• Design Metro style apps for globalization and localization.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465006.aspx

Manage Data and Security (17%)

• Design and implement data caching.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465109.aspx
• Save and retrieve files from the file system.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464959.aspx
• Secure app data.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465012.aspx

Prepare for a Solution Deployment (17%)

• Design and implement trial functionality in an app.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.applicationmodel.store.licenseinformation.aspx
• Design for error handling.
• Design and implement a test strategy.
• Design a diagnostics and monitoring strategy.
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh974575.aspx