Course 6654: Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation

Introduction In this 2-hour on-line course application developers will learn how to develop powerful business-focused services that clients can access without any knowledge of the service's implementation. Topics covered in this course include:

• Designing an Application to be Part of a Service Oriented Architecture
• Overview of WCF Architecture
• Generating a Simple Service Contract by Using a Language-Level Interface
• Implementing a Simple WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008

This course will also prepare you for exam 70-503 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Communication Foundation.

Student prerequisites

To get the most out of this course the target audience should have previous experience with Windows Visual Studio development system. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Explain how to design an application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Describe the main parts of the WCF architecture.
• Generate a simple service contract for a WCF service.
• Implement a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation Module Overview Designing an Application to Be Part of a Service-Oriented Architecture Overview of WCF Architecture Generating a Service Contract by Using a Language-Level Interface Implementing a Simple WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008 Lab: Creating a Simple WCF Service Module Summary Glossary System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled