Candidates for this exam are database administrators and data management
specialists that manage on-premises and cloud relational databases built on top
of Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure data services.
The Azure Database Administrator implements and manages the operational aspects
of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built on Microsoft Azure data
services and Microsoft SQL Server. The Azure Database Administrator uses a
variety of methods and tools to perform day-to-day operations, including
applying knowledge of using T-SQL for administrative management purposes.
This role is responsible for management, availability, security, and performance
monitoring and optimization of modern relational database solutions. This role
works with the Azure Data Engineer role to manage operational aspects of data
platform solutions.
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Skills measured
Plan and implement data platform resources (15-20%)
Implement a secure environment (15-20%)
Monitor and optimize operational resources (15-20%)
Optimize query performance (5-10%)
Perform automation of tasks (10-15%)
Plan and implement a High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) environment
(15-20%)
Perform administration by using T-SQL (10-15%)
Audience Profile Candidates for this exam are database administrators and data management
specialists that manage on-premises and cloud relational databases built
on top of SQL Server and Azure Data Services.
The Azure Database Administrator implements and manages the operational aspects
of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built on Azure Data Services
and SQL Server. The Azure Database Administrator uses a variety of methods and
tools to perform day-to-day operations, including applying knowledge of using
T-SQL for administrative management purposes.
This role is responsible for management, availability, security and performance
monitoring and optimization of modern relational database solutions. This role
works with the Azure Data Engineer role to manage operational aspects of data
platform solutions.
Skills Measured NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended
to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. This list is not definitive
or exhaustive.
NOTE: In most cases, exams do NOT cover preview features, and some features will
only be added to an exam when they are GA (General Availability).
Plan and Implement Data Platform Resources (15-20%) Deploy resources by using manual methods
• deploy database offerings on selected platforms
• configure customized deployment templates
• apply patches and updates for hybrid and IaaS deployment
Recommend an appropriate database offering based on specific requirements • evaluate requirements for the deployment
• evaluate the functional benefits/impact of possible database offerings
• evaluate the scalability of the possible database offering
• evaluate the HA/DR of the possible database offering
• evaluate the security aspects of the possible database offering
Configure resources for scale and performance • configure Azure SQL database/elastic pools for scale and performance
• configure Azure SQL managed instances for scale and performance
• configure SQL Server in Azure VMs for scale and performance
• calculate resource requirements
• evaluate database partitioning techniques, such as database sharding
Evaluate a strategy for moving to Azure • evaluate requirements for the migration
• evaluate offline or online migration strategies
• evaluate requirements for the upgrade
• evaluate offline or online upgrade strategies
Implement a migration or upgrade strategy for moving to Azure
• implement an online migration strategy
• implement an offline migration strategy
• implement an online upgrade strategy
• implement an offline upgrade strategy
Implement a Secure Environment (15-20%)
Configure database authentication by using platform and database tools
• configure Azure AD authentication
• create users from Azure AD identities
• configure security principals
Configure database authorization by using platform and database tools
• configure database and object-level permissions using graphical tools
• apply principle of least privilege for all securables
Implement security for data at rest • implement Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
• implement object-level encryption
• implement Dynamic Data Masking
• implement Azure Key Vault and disk encryption for Azure VMs
Implement security for data in transit • configure SQL DB and database-level firewall rules
• implement Always Encrypted
• configure Azure Data Gateway
Implement compliance controls for sensitive data • apply a data classification strategy
• configure server and database audits
• implement data change tracking
• perform vulnerability assessment
Monitor and Optimize Operational Resources (15-20%)
Monitor activity and performance
• prepare an operational performance baseline
• determine sources for performance metrics
• interpret performance metrics
• assess database performance by using Azure SQL Database Intelligent
Performance
• configure and monitor activity and performance at the infrastructure, server,
service, and
database levels
Implement performance-related maintenance tasks • implement index maintenance tasks
• implement statistics maintenance tasks
• configure database auto-tuning
• automate database maintenance tasks
o Azure SQL agent jobs, Azure automation, SQL server agent jobs
• manage storage capacity
Identify performance-related issues • configure Query Store to collect performance data
• identify sessions that cause blocking
• assess growth/fragmentation of databases and logs
• assess performance-related database configuration parameters
o including AutoClose, AutoShrink, AutoGrowth
Configure resources for optimal performance • configure storage and infrastructure resources
o optimize IOPS, throughput, and latency
o optimize tempdb performance
o optimize data and log files for performance
• configure server and service account settings for performance
• configure Resource Governor for performance
Configure a user database for optimal performance
• implement database-scoped configuration
• configure compute resources for scaling
• configure Intelligent Query Processing (IQP)
Optimize Query Performance (5-10%)
Review query plans
• determine the appropriate type of execution plan
o live Query Statistics, Actual Execution Plan, Estimated Execution Plan,
Showplan
• identify problem areas in execution plans
• extract query plans from the Query Store
Evaluate performance improvements
• determine the appropriate Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) to gather query
performance information
• identify performance issues using DMVs
• identify and implement index changes for queries
• recommend query construct modifications based on resource usage
• assess the use of hints for query performance
Review database table and index design
• identify data quality issues with duplication of data
• identify normal form of database
• assess index design for performance
• validate data types defined for columns
• recommend table and index storage including filegroups
• evaluate table partitioning strategy
• evaluate the use of compression for tables and indexes
Perform Automation of Tasks (10-15%)
Create scheduled tasks
• manage schedules for regular maintenance jobs
• configure multi-server automation
• configure notifications for task success/failure/non-completion
Evaluate and implement an alert and notification strategy
• create event notifications based on metrics
• create event notifications for Azure resources
• create alerts for server configuration changes
• create tasks that respond to event notifications
Manage and automate tasks in Azure
• perform automated deployment methods for resources
• automate Backups
• automate performance tuning and patching
• implement policies by using automated evaluation modes
Plan and Implement a High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR)
Environment (15-20%)
Recommend an HADR strategy for a data platform solution
• recommend HADR strategy based on RPO/RTO requirements
• evaluate HADR for hybrid deployments
• evaluate Azure-specific HADR solutions
• identify resources for HADR solutions
Test an HADR strategy by using platform, OS and database tools
• test HA by using failover
• test DR by using failover or restore
Perform backup and restore a database by using database tools
• perform a database backup with options
• perform a database restore with options
• perform a database restore to a point in time
• configure long-term backup retention
Configure DR by using platform and database tools
• configure replication
• configure Azure Site Recovery for a database offering
Configure HA using platform, OS and database tools
• create an Availability Group
• integrate a database into an Availability Group
• configure quorum options for a Windows Server Failover Cluster
• configure an Availability Group listener
Perform Administration by Using T-SQL (10-15%)
Examine system health
• evaluate database health using DMVs
• evaluate server health using DMVs
• perform database consistency checks by using DBCC
Monitor database configuration by using T-SQL
• assess proper database autogrowth configuration
• report on database free space
• review database configuration options
Perform backup and restore a database by using T-SQL
• prepare databases for AlwaysOn Availability Groups
• perform transaction log backup
• perform restore of user databases
• perform database backups with options
• configure permissions for users to access database objects
• configure permissions by using custom roles
QUESTION 1 You have a Microsoft SQL Server 2019 instance in an on-premises datacenter.
The instance contains a 4-TB database named DB1.
You plan to migrate DB1 to an Azure SQL Database managed instance.
What should you use to minimize downtime and data loss during the migration?
A. distributed availability groups
B. database mirroring
C. log shipping
D. Database Migration Assistant
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 2 You have 20 Azure SQL databases provisioned by using the vCore purchasing
model.
You plan to create an Azure SQL Database elastic pool and add the 20 databases.
Which three metrics should you use to size the elastic pool to meet the demands
of your workload? Each
correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
A. total size of all the databases
B. geo-replication support
C. number of concurrently peaking databases * peak CPU utilization per database
D. maximum number of concurrent sessions for all the databases
E. total number of databases * average CPU utilization per database
Correct Answer: A,C,E
QUESTION 3 You have a new Azure SQL database. The database contains a column that
stores confidential information.
You need to track each time values from the column are returned in a query. The
tracking information must be
stored for 365 days from the date the query was executed.
Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the
solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
A. Turn on auditing and write audit logs to an Azure Storage account.
B. Add extended properties to the column.
C. Turn on Advanced Data Security for the Azure SQL server.
D. Apply sensitivity labels named Highly Confidential to the column.
E. Turn on Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP).
Certification: Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate
Duration: 120 minutes (95 - 105 questions)
Available languages: English
Exam overview This exam tests your knowledge and skills related to:
Security concepts
Security monitoring
Host-based analysis
Network intrusion analysis
Security policies and procedures
Exam Description The Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (200-201
CBROPS) exam is a 120-minute assessment that is associated with the Cisco
Certified CyberOps Associate certification. The CBROPS exam tests a candidate’s
knowledge and skills related to security concepts, security monitoring,
host-based analysis, network intrusion analysis, and security policies and
procedures. The course, Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations
Fundamentals, helps candidates to prepare for this exam.
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be
included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any
specific delivery of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and
for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without
notice.
1.1 Describe the CIA triad
1.2 Compare security deployments
1.2.a Network, endpoint, and application security systems
1.2.b Agentless and agent-based protections
1.2.c Legacy antivirus and antimalware
1.2.d SIEM, SOAR, and log management
1.3 Describe security terms
1.3.a Threat intelligence (TI)
1.3.b Threat hunting
1.3.c Malware analysis
1.3.d Threat actor
1.3.e Run book automation (RBA)
1.3.f Reverse engineering
1.3.g Sliding window anomaly detection
1.3.h Principle of least privilege
1.3.i Zero trust
1.3.j Threat intelligence platform (TIP)
1.5 Describe the principles of the defense-in-depth strategy
1.6 Compare access control models
1.6.a Discretionary access control
1.6.b Mandatory access control
1.6.c Nondiscretionary access control
1.6.d Authentication, authorization, accounting
1.6.e Rule-based access control
1.6.f Time-based access control
1.6.g Role-based access control
4.9 Interpret common artifact elements from an event to identify an alert
4.9.a IP address (source / destination)
4.9.b Client and server port identity
4.9.c Process (file or registry)
4.9.d System (API calls)
4.9.e Hashes
4.9.f URI / URL
5.10 Classify intrusion events into categories as defined by security models,
such as Cyber Kill Chain Model and Diamond Model of Intrusion
5.11 Describe the relationship of SOC metrics to scope analysis (time to detect,
time to contain, time to respond, time to control)
QUESTION 1
Which type of algorithm encrypts data bit by bit?
A. block
B. asymmetric
C. stream
D. symmetric
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 2 Which of the following is deployed on an endpoint as an agent or standalone
application?
A. NIPS
B. NGFW
C. HIDS
D. NIDS
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 3 Which of the following represents an exploitable, unpatched, and unmitigated
weakness in software?
A. vulnerability
B. exploit
C. threat
D. breach
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 4 Which of the following describes a TCP injection attack?
A. Many TCP SYN packets are captures with the same sequence number, source, and
destination IP address, but different payloads.
B. there is an abnormally high volume of scanning from numerous sources
C. many TCP SYN packets are captured with the same sequence number, but
different source and destination IP addresses and different payloads
D. an attacker performs actions slower than normal
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 5 How are attributes of ownership and control of an object managed in Linux?
Professional Collaboration Engineer A Professional Collaboration Engineer transforms business objectives into
tangible configurations, policies, and security practices as they relate to
users, content, and integrations. Collaboration Engineers leverage their
understanding of their organization’s mail routing and identity management
infrastructure to enable efficient and secure communication and data access.
Operating with an engineering and solutions mindset, they use tools, programming
languages, and APIs to automate workflows. They look for opportunities to
educate end users and increase operational efficiency while advocating for G
Suite and the Google toolset.
The Professional Collaboration Engineer exam assesses your ability to:
Plan and implement G Suite authorization and access
Manage user, resource, and Team Drive lifecycles
Manage mail
Control and configure G Suite services
Configure and manage endpoint access
Monitor organizational operations
Advance G Suite adoption and collaboration
Related job roles: IT systems administrator, cloud solutions engineer,
enterprise collaboration engineer, systems engineer About this certification exam
Length: 2 hours
Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)
Languages: English, Japanese
Exam format: Multiple choice and multiple select, taken in person at a test
center. Locate a test center near you.
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ year G
Suite administration experience.
1. Review the exam guide The exam guide contains a complete list of topics that may be included on
the exam. Review the exam guide to determine if your skills align with the
topics on the exam.
2. Training
G Suite logo
G Suite Administration Specialization
Register
Professional Collaboration Engineer Practice Exam
Check your readiness for the Collaboration Engineer exam
Learn more
3. Hands-on practice This exam is designed to test technical skills related to the job role. In
addition to being familiar with the day-to-day tasks carried out by the G Suite
administrator, use the hands-on labs available on Qwiklabs to learn about G
Suite integrations to level up your knowledge and skills.
4. Additional resources In-depth discussions on the concepts and critical components of G Suite:
5. Assess your knowledge Familiarize yourself with the types of questions that will be on the exam.
Check your readiness to take this exam.
6. Schedule your exam Register and find a location near you.
QUESTION 1 Madeupcorp.com is in the process of migrating from a third-party email
system to G Suite. The VP of
Marketing is concerned that her team already administers the corporate AdSense,
AdWords, and YouTube
channels using their @madeupcorp.com email addresses, but has not tracked which
users have access to
which service. You need to ensure that there is no disruption.
What should you do?
A. Run the Transfer Tool for Unmanaged users.
B. Use a Google Form to survey the Marketing department users.
C. Assure the VP that there is no action required to configure G Suite.
D. Contact Google Enterprise Support to identify affected users.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 2 Your company has an OU that contains your sales team and an OU that contains
your market research team.
The sales team is often a target of mass email from legitimate senders, which is
distracting to their job duties.
The market research team also receives that email content, but they want it
because it often contains
interesting market analysis or competitive intelligence. Constant Contact is
often used as the source of these
messages. Your company also uses Constant Contact for your own mass email
marketing. You need to set
email controls at the Sales OU without affecting your own outgoing email or the
market research OU.
What should you do?
A. Create a blocked senders list as the Sales OU that contains the mass email
sender addresses, but bypass this setting for Constant Contact emails.
B. Create a blocked senders list at the root level, and then an approved senders
list at the Market Research OU, both containing the mass email sender addresses.
C. Create a blocked senders list at the Sales OU that contains the mass email
sender addresses.
D. Create an approved senders list at the Market Research OU that contains the
mass email sender addresses.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 3 Your organization is part of a highly regulated industry with a very high
turnover. In order to recycle licenses
for new employees and comply with data retention regulations, it has been
determined that certain G Suite
data should be stored in a separate backup environment.
How should you store data for this situation?
A. Use routing rules to dual-deliver mail to an on-premises SMTP server and G
Suite.
B. Write a script and use G Suite APIs to access and download user data.
C. Use a third-party tool to configure secure backup of G Suite data.
D. Train users to use Google Takeout and store their archives locally.
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 4 Your organization is on G Suite Enterprise and allows for external sharing
of Google Drive files to facilitate
collaboration with other G Suite customers. Recently you have had several
incidents of files and folders being
broadly shared with external users and groups. Your chief security officer needs
data on the scope of external
sharing and ongoing alerting so that external access does not have to be
disabled.
What two actions should you take to support the chief security officer's
request? (Choose two.)
A. Review who has viewed files using the Google Drive Activity Dashboard.
B. Create an alert from Drive Audit reports to notify of external file sharing.
C. Review total external sharing in the Aggregate Reports section.
D. Create a custom Dashboard for external sharing in the Security Investigation
Tool.
E. Automatically block external sharing using DLP rules.
Test information: Number of questions: 69
Time allowed in minutes: 90
Required passing score: 66%
Languages: English, Japanese
This Database Associate certification is an entry level exam for a user of any
of the DB2 family of products. This individual is knowledgeable about the
fundamental concepts of DB2 10.1 through either hands on experience or formal
and informal education. The database associate should have an in-depth knowledge
of the basic to intermediate tasks required in day-to-day administration, basic
SQL (Structured Query Language), understand which additional products are
available with DB2 10.1, understand how to create databases and database
objects, and have a basic knowledge of database security and transaction
isolation.
Section 1 - Planning (10%) Knowledge of DB2 products (z/OS vs LUW vs pureScale - at a high-level;
different products and what they do)
Knowledge of database workloads (appropriate DB2 product to use - OLTP vs
warehousing)
Knowledge of non-relational data concepts (XML data, LOB data)
Section 2 - Security (15%) Knowledge of restricting data access
Knowledge of different privileges and authorities
Given a DCL SQL statement, knowledge to identify results (grant/revoke/connect
statements)
Knowledge of Row and Column Access Control (RCAC)
Knowledge of Roles and Trusted Contexts
Section 3 - Working with Databases and Database Objects (20%) Ability to create and connect to DB2 servers and databases (requirements to
give ability to connect)
Ability to identify DB2 objects
Knowledge of basic characteristics and properties of DB2 objects
Given a DDL SQL statement, knowledge to identify results (ability to create
objects)
Knowledge of Temporal (Time Travel) Tables - System-period, Application-period,
and Bi-temporal - ability to create (Greater precision time stamps)
Section 4 - Working with DB2 Data using SQL (20%) Ability to use SQL to SELECT data from tables
Ability to use SQL to SORT or GROUP data
Ability to use SQL to UPDATE, DELETE, or INSERT data
Knowledge of transactions (i.e., commit/rollback and transaction boundaries)
Ability to create and call an SQL supported procedure or a user defined function
(understanding of passing parameters and results)
Given an XQuery statement, knowledge to identify results
Knowledge of Temporal (Time Travel) Tables - System-period, Application-period,
and Bi-temporal - ability to query
Section 5 - Working with DB2 Tables, Views and Indexes (22%) Ability to demonstrate usage of DB2 data types (XML data types, Oracle
compatibility data types)
Given a situation, ability to create a temporary table
Knowledge to identify when referential integrity should be used
Knowledge to identify methods of data constraint
Knowledge to identify characteristics of a table, view or index
Knowledge to identify when triggers should be used
Knowledge of schemas
Section 6 - Data Concurrency (13%) Knowledge to identify factors that influence locking
Ability to list objects on which locks can be obtained (lock table)
Knowledge to identify characteristics of DB2 locks (common locks shared across
platforms)
Given a situation, knowledge to identify the isolation levels that should be
used (currently committed)
QUESTION 1
If the following command is executed: CREATE DATABASE test What is the page size (in kilobytes) of thedatabase?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32
Answer: A
QUESTION 2
Given the following DDL statement: CREATE TABLE sales (item CHAR(20)); If a DBA wishes to increase the size of the ITEM column, which SQL statement needs to be used?
A. ALTER TABLE sales ADD COLUMN item CHAR(40);
B. ALTER TABLE sales ALTER COLUMN item CHAR(40);
C. ALTER TABLE sales MODIFY COLUMN item CHAR(40);
D. ALTER TABLE sales ALTER COLUMN item SET DATA TYPE CHAR(40);
Answer: D
QUESTION 3
Which DB2 object can be used to improve theexecution performance of qualified SELECT statements?
A. Trigger
B. SQL Procedure
C. Sequence Object
D. Materialized Query Table
Answer: D
QUESTION 4
When is it appropriate to use a sequence?
A. When you want to control the order in which triggersare fired.
B. When you want to control the order in which stored procedures can be invoked.
C. When you want to automatically generate a numeric value that is not tied to any specific column or table.
D. When you want to automatically generate a numeric value for each row that is added to a specific table.
Published: July 2, 2010
Languages: English
Audiences: Developers
Technology: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Credit toward certification: MCTS
Skills measured
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Building a user interface by using basic techniques (23%) Choose the most appropriate control class
Evaluating design requirements and then selecting the most appropriate control
based on those requirements; recognizing when none of the standard controls meet
requirements; item controls, menu controls, content controls
This objective does not include: designing a custom control
Implement screen layout by using nested control hierarchies
Using panel-derived controls, attaching properties
This objective does not include: items controls, control customization
Create and apply styles and theming
Application-level styles, overriding styles, style inheritance, Generic.xaml,
theming attributes
This objective does not include: data-grid view style sharing
Manage reusable resources
Fonts, styles, data sources, images, resource dictionaries, resource-only DLLs
Implement an animation in WPF
Creating a storyboard; controlling timelines; controlling the behavior when the
animation completes; double, color, and point animations; starting an animation
from code and from XAML
This objective does not include: direct rendering updates, implementing key
frame animations
Preparation resources
Styling and templating
Layout system
Animation tips and tricks
Enhancing a user interface by using advanced techniques (21%) Manage routed events in WPF
Tunneling vs. bubbling events, handling and cancelling events
This objective does not include: simple event handling; creating custom events
Configure WPF commanding
Defining WPF commands based on RoutedCommand; associating commands to controls;
handling commands; command bindings; input gestures
This objective does not include: creating custom commands by implementing
ICommand
Modify the visual interface at run time
Adding/removing controls at run time; manipulating the visual tree; control life
cycle; generating a template dynamically
This objective does not include: instantiating forms and simple modification of
control properties at runtime
Implement user-defined controls
Deciding whether to use a user/composite, extended, or custom control; creating
a user/composite control; extending from an existing control
This objective does not include: creating a custom control by inheriting
directly from the control class and writing code
Create and display graphics
Creating and displaying graphics by using geometric transformation; brushes;
drawing shapes; clipping; double buffering; overriding render (WPF) and OnPaint
(WinForms); differentiating between retained and non-retained graphics
This objective does not include: creating and displaying three-dimensional
graphics; hit testing; creating images
Add multimedia content to an application in WPF
Media player vs. media element; adding a sound player; images
This objective does not include: buffering
Create and apply control templates in WPF
Template binding
This objective does not include: styling and theming; data templating
Create data, event, and property triggers in WPF
Preparation resources
Input and commands how-to topics
Control styles and templates
Managing data at the user interface layer (23%)
Implement data binding
Binding options, static and dynamic resources, element bindings, setting the
correct binding mode and update mode; binding to nullable values
This objective does not include: binding to a specific data source
Implement value converters in WPF
Implementing custom value converters, implementing multivalue converters
Implement data validation
Handling validation and providing user feedback via the error provider (WinForms)
or data templates (WPF), IDataErrorInfo, validation control, form validation and
control validation
Implement and consume change notification interfaces
Implementing INotifyPropertyChanged; using INotifyCollectionChanged (ObservableCollection)
Prepare collections of data for display
Filtering, sorting, and grouping data; LINQ; CollectionView (WPF), BindingSource
object (WinForms)
Bind to hierarchical data
TreeView; MenuControl
Implement data-bound controls
Using the DataGridView (WinForms) or DataGrid (WPF) control to display and
update the data contained in a data source, implementing complex data binding to
integrate data from multiple sources; ItemsControl-derived controls (WPF)
Create a data template in WPF
Implementing a data template selector; using templates with ItemsControl
Preparation resources Data binding (WPF)
DataGrid
Enhancing the functionality and usability of a solution (17%)
Integrate WinForms and WPF within an application
Using ElementHosts within WinForms and ControlHosts within WPF; using the
PropertyMap property
Implement asynchronous processes and threading
Implementing asynchronous programming patterns; marshalling between threads;
freezing UI elements; using timers; task parallel library; parallel LINQ; using
the dispatcher; BackgroundWorker component
Incorporate globalization and localization features
Loading resources by locale; marking localizable elements; using culture
settings in validators and converters; using language properties and rendering
direction properties; working with resource files for localization; determining
installed locales; regional settings
Implement drag and drop operations within and across applications
This objective does not include: Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
Implement security features of an application
Configuring Software Restriction Policy (SRP); full trust and partially trusted
security; interoperability with legacy CAS policy; User Account Control (UAC)
Manage user and application settings
Creating application settings; creating user settings; loading and saving
settings
This objective does not include: persisting to database
Implement dependency properties
Enabling data binding and animation, property metadata, property change
callbacks
Preparation resources
WPF and Windows Forms interoperation
How to: Perform drag-and-drop operations between applications
Dependency properties overview
Stabilizing and releasing a solution (16%)
Implement a WPF test strategy
Automation peer, UI automation, IntelliTrace
Debug XAML by using the WPF visualizer
Accessing the visualizer, drilling down into the visual tree, viewing and
changing properties
This objective does not include: setting a breakpoint and stepping through code
Debug WPF issues by using PresentationTraceSources
Animation, data binding, dependency properties
Configure a ClickOnce deployment
Configuring the installation of a WinForms, WPF, or XBAP application by using
ClickOnce technology; choosing appropriate settings to manage upgrades
Create and configure a Windows installer project
Configuring a setup project to add icons during setup, setting deployment
project properties, configuring conditional installation based on operating
system versions, setting appropriate launch conditions based on the .NET
framework version, adding custom actions to a setup project, adding
error-handling code to a setup project
Configure deployment security settings
Configuring and integrating UAC by using ClickOnce deployments; setting
appropriate security permissions to deploy the application
Preparation resources
Debugging WPF – WPF Tree Visualizer and helper class
PresentationTraceSources class
How to: Use ClickOnce to deploy applications that can run on multiple versions
of the .NET Framework QUESTION 1
You use Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create a Windows Forms application.
You add a new class named Customer to the application. You select the Customer class to create a new object data source.
You add the following components to a Windows Form:
? A BindingSource component named customerBindingSource that is data-bound to the Customer object data source.
? A set of TextBox controls to display and edit the Customer object properties. Each TextBox control is data-bound to a property of the customerBindingSource component.
? An ErrorProvider component named errorProvider that validates the input values for each TextBox control.
You need to ensure that the input data for each TextBox control is automatically validated by using the ErrorProvider component.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
A. Implement the validation rules inside the Validating event handler of each TextBox control by throwing an exception when the value is invalid.
B. Implement the validation rules inside the TextChanged event handler of each TextBox control by throwing an exception when the value is invalid.
C. Implement the validation rules inside the setter of each property of the Customer class by throwing an exception when the value is invalid.
D. Add the following code segment to the InitializeComponent method of the Windows Form.
this.errorProvider.DataSource = this.customerBindingSource;
E. Add the following code segment to the InitializeComponent method of the Windows Form.
this.errorProvider.DataSource = this.customerBindingSource.DataSource; this. errorProvider. DataMember = this. customerBindingSource. DataMember;
Answer: C,D
QUESTION 2
You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application.
The application contains a ListBox control named IbxItems that is data-bound to a collection of objects. Each object has a DisplayValue property.
You add a Button control to the application.
You need to ensure that the Content property of the Button control is data-bound to the DisplayValue property of the selected item of IbxItems.
Which binding expression should you use?
A. {Binding ElementName= IbxItems, Source=SelectedItem, Path=DisplayValue}
B. {Binding Source=lbxItems, ElementName=SelectedItem, Path=DisplayValue}
C. {Binding ElementName=lbxItems, Path=SelectedItem.DisplayValue}
D. {Binding Source=lbxItems, Path=SelectedItem.DisplayValue}
Answer: C
QUESTION 3
You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application.
You write the following code fragment.
< TextBox Text="{Binding Path=StringMember} " / >
You need to ensure that the StringMember property of the data-bound object is updated immediately when the user types in the TextBox control.
Which binding expression should you use?
A. { Binding Path=StringMember, Mode=TwoWay }
B. { Binding Path=StringMember, NotifyOnSourceUpdated=True }
C. { Binding Path-StringMember, NotifyOnTargetUpdated=True }
D. { Binding Path=StringMember, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged }
Answer: D
QUESTION 4
You use Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application.
You add a ListBox control to the application. The ListBox control is data-bound to an instance of a custom collection class of the Product objects named ProductList.
The number of items of the data-bound collection is fixed. However, users can modify the properties of each of the Product objects in the collection.
You need to ensure that changes made on the Product objects are automatically reflected in the ListBox control.
What should you do?
A. Implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface in the Product class.
B. Implement the INotifyCollectionChanged interface in the ProductList class.
C. Set the Mode property of the Binding object of the ListBox control to TwoWay.
D. Set the UpdateSourceTrigger property of the Binding object of the ListBox control to PropertyChanged.
Published: June 8, 2014
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Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Visual Studio 2015
Credit toward certification: MCP, MCSD
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Define an effective end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (15-20%)
Understand the value of an end-to-end view of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
tools and practices
Understand that an observable problem may be indicative of a more general
process issue; explain the difference between optimizing a piece of the ALM
process, such as manual testing, and optimizing the entire ALM process
Explain the benefits of fast feedback
Explain the importance of fast feedback related to communicating requirements,
explain the benefits of end customer feedback to early software iterations
Implement strategies to reduce end-to-end cycle time
Identify bottlenecks in the delivery process, identify metrics that highlight
bottlenecks, create potential solutions whose effectiveness can be validated,
understand the relationship between work in process (WIP) and cycle time
Implement strategies to improve software quality
Identify process steps that introduce defects, understand the end-to-end quality
process, bring quality efforts early in the development cycle
Implement strategies to reduce waste
Identify wasteful activities, create strategies to eliminate waste, measure the
effectiveness of waste removal activities
Create a process improvement plan
Create strategies for implementing organizational change, identify key metrics
to be tracked during the improvement effort, create consensus for the change
Preparation resources
Agile software development with Microsoft Visual Studio ALM
Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012: (02) Define an effective end-to-end
software development lifecycle
Adopting Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server for Application Lifecycle
Management
Define the ALM process (15-20%) Role of different ALM processes
Understand the cost and benefits of the key ALM processes, including agile,
scrum, waterfall, and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
Implement a scrum/agile process
Establish self-organizing teams; holding a scrum/agile planning meeting, hold
daily scrums/stand-up meetings, hold retrospective meetings, hold scrum review
meetings
Define a scrum/agile process for a team
Establish criteria on when to cancel a sprint/iteration, establish tooling and
process for scrum/agile artifacts, establish the scrum definition of "done,"
determine sprint/iteration length, determine how to handle backlog items/user
stories not completed in a sprint/iteration, determine how to monitor
sprint/iteration progress, use collaborative tools
Implement Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for CMMI process improvement
Establish project drivers (scope-driven, date-driven), assign product
requirements to iterations, manage changes, manage issues
Preparation resources
Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012: (03) Define the ALM process
MSF for Agile Software Development v5.0
Define a software iteration (15-20%) Plan a release
Identify a flexibility matrix, identify releases based on priority items in
flexibility matrix and release criteria, resource planning (scrum team is
responsible for allocating team members), identify techniques to optimize a team
that is geographically distributed, select a project methodology, risk
management
Define a project-tracking process
Plan and manage a portfolio of multiple projects, identify a project tracking
tool and an associated process (triage process, bug management), define how to
manage effort, determine team forecast management, define a prioritization
scheme, determine how to validate project health
Scope a project
Scope the effort for a release, define an architecture design process, define
scope boundaries (is/is not list), determine the definition of “done,” define a
process when effort estimates are significantly inaccurate
Preparation resources
Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012: (04) Define a software iteration
Planning an iteration (CMMI)
Reports (SQL Server Reporting Services)
Define end value for the software iteration (15-20%) Elicit requirements
Define project requirements, review and clarify requirements, define acceptance
criteria, define UI platform requirements (web, mobile), assign a business value
Estimate requirements
Manage and assign effort estimates (assign story points); resize user
requirements into smaller, manageable pieces; execute task breakdown; estimate
the requirements baseline
Document requirements
Define acceptance criteria, list requirements, add requirement details, design
UI storyboards
Prioritize requirements
Identify requirements that are critical path, identify must-have requirements,
enable the entire team (including customers) to participate in requirements
prioritization, identify dependencies
Preparation resources
Managing requirements and user expectations in agile projects
Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012: (05) Define end value for the software
iteration
Develop requirements
Develop customer value with high quality (15-20%) Define code quality indicators
Perform code review, including security and performance analysis; analyze code
for common defects; calculate code coverage; perform architecture validation
Incorporate unit testing
Establish unit test standards, develop a strategy for adding unit tests to
existing applications, select the unit test type, establish the code coverage
target, use shims and stubs to isolate your application
Develop code
Develop maintainable code; define coding standards; define application
architecture; define configuration management process and tooling, including
source control tree, branching strategy, solution structure, source
control/check-in policy; manage multiple repositories using Git; use
architecture, model, and design tools; use quality and diagnostic tools
Validate quality
Organize test artifacts, such as test cases, suites, plans, and requirements;
define test strategy; manage test execution; perform cloud-based load testing;
identify test types and associated tools; identify and configure environments;
analyze test runs
Customize a team project
Customize a work item, customize work item queries, customize Team Portal,
identify areas and iterations, manage roles and associated permissions
Preparation resources
Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012: (06) Develop customer value with high
quality
Verifying code by using unit tests
Customize team projects and processes
Integrate development and operations (15-20%) Implement an automated deployment process
Architect an automated build and deploy workflow, integrate automated tests,
automate deployment into both test and production environments, review
diagnostic logs for builds, manage releases including Release Management
Implement pre-production environments
Automate the creation of virtual test lab environments, automate deployment into
virtual test environments
Manage feedback between development and operations
Implement tools to simplify communication; identify, measure, and report key
analytics and performance indicators, such as cycle time and mean time to repair
(MTTR); create appropriate shared artifacts and process to facilitate
communication; standardize required artifacts for defect reports; create
strategies for test case reuse (both automated and manual) in production;
monitor an application in production to optimize usage and performance
Troubleshoot production issues
Gather defect data from bugs in a production setting, provide actionable data to
the development team, monitor applications running in production for potential
issues, manage incident response times collaboratively between development and
operations, use Application Insights appropriately
Preparation resources Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012: (07) Integrate development and
operations
Setting up test machines to run tests or collect data
DevOps: Integrating development and operations for the last mile velocity
QUESTION 1
You are utilizing the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 process template.
Your development team uses the storyboard feature in Visual Studio 2012.
You need to ensure that there is consistency of user interface between different features of the product.
What should you do?
A. Create a design guide document with images of sample standard layouts. Provide a copy of this document to all team members.
B. Create custom storyboard shapes by using Microsoft PowerPoint that match your corporate standard user interface (UI) controls. Export these and make them available to the team as an import for use in all storyboards.
C. Create custom storyboard shapes in PowerPoint that match your corporate standard UI controls. Save the results as a PowerPoint template in the SharePoint site associated with the Team project collection. Instruct team members to import the shapes.
D. Create images of your UI controls as GIF/JPEG files that match your corporate standard UI controls. Export these and make them available to the team as an import for use in all storyboards.
Answer: B
QUESTION 2
You manage a software development project that includes multiple feature teams. The teams integrate their code into a shared code repository as frequently as possible.
You plan to configure a build definition by using the default build process template (DefaultTemplate.xaml).
You need to know when a check-in from a feature team has broken the build or caused a test to fail, without impacting the feature team.
What should you do?
A. Set the Analyze Test Impact parameter to True in the build process template.
B. Set the build trigger to Continuous Integration and enable automated testing.
C. Add the Builds check-in policy to your team project.
D. Create a shelveset command for pending changes. Queue a build using the latest source with the shelveset parameter.
Answer: B QUESTION 3
You are a scrum master.
You need to lead the daily scrum meeting.
Which three questions should you ask? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.)
A. What will be done before the next meeting?
B. What went well?
C. What has been accomplished since the last meeting?
D. Are there any potential improvements?
E. What obstacles are in the way?
F. Is the burndown up to date?
Answer: A,C,E
QUESTION 4
You manage a project that has three teams working in parallel on a single codebase using a Scrum process methodology.
You need to ensure that each team can manage work separately while editing a shared code base.
What should you do?
A. Within a single team project, create separate iteration paths for each team. Assign each team member to their respective iteration path.
B. Create a team project for each team, assigning different team members to each team project.
C. Within a single team project, create three teams. Assign each team member to their respective teams.
D. Create a team project for each team, assigning all team members to each team project.
Answer: C
QUESTION 5
Your development team is using the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Process Improvement 6.0 process template.
The team has identified all of the acceptance criteria for a new application. This data currently resides in a series of spreadsheets.
You need to enter the criteria into TFS for team traceability and tracking.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
A. Create test case work items for each criterion in the spreadsheet. Link the test case work items with the work item(s) for the appropriate requirements.
B. Create Requirement work items.
C. Create a new task work item for each criterion in the spreadsheet. Set the Triage attribute for each task work item to Information Received.
D. Create a new quality of service test case work item for each criterion in the spreadsheet. Link the quality of service test case work items with the work item(s) for the appropriate requirements.
QUESTION 1
Your work at ABC.com includes the preparation of company documents using Microsoft Office
Word 2010.
You are in the process of typing a 50 page document. You want to use different headers and
footers throughout the document.
How can you insert a header on pages 10 to 20 without the header appearing on the other pages
in the document?
A. You should make use of the Section Break function on the Page Layout tab before inserting the
header.
B. You should select pages 10 to 20 and using the Insert Header function on the Insert tab.
C. You should make use of the Insert Header function on the Insert tab from any page in the
document then specifying the page numbers in the header properties.
D. You should make use of the Page margin function on the Page Layout tab before inserting the
header.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION 2
You work in the office at ABC.com. You are using Microsoft Office Word 2010 to prepare a
document.
You have added a picture to your document. You want to change the Color Saturation of the
picture to 0%.
How would you change the Color Saturation of the picture in the document?
A. You should make use of the Corrections function on the Format tab.
B. You should make use of the Themes function on the Page Layout tab.
C. You should make use of the Font Effects function on the Format tab.
D. You should make use of the Color function on the Format tab.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION 3
Your work at ABC.com includes the preparation of company documents using Microsoft Office
Word 2010.
You are writing some documentation for a company product. You need to add a note that refers to
a piece of text within the document.
Which function of Word 2010 should you use?
A. You should make use of the Text Box function on the Insert tab.
B. You should make use of the Cross-reference function on the References tab.
C. You should make use of the Footnote function on the References tab.
D. You should make use of the Footer function on the Insert tab.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION 4
You work at ABC.com. You are using Microsoft Office Word 2010 to review a document written by
your manager. While reviewing the document, you notice a section that you think should be
changed. You want to insert a comment to recommend the change.
On which tab would you find the New Comment option?
A. Insert.
B. Page Layout.
C. References.
D. Review.
E. View.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION 5
You work in the office at ABC.com. You use Microsoft Office Word 2010 to create and edit
company documents.
Different text formats, fonts and text sizes are used throughout the document. You need to simplify
the task of applying formats to different sections throughout the document.
What is the easiest way to apply several formats to sections of text in the document?
A. You should consider creating a theme using the Themes function on the Page Layout tab.
B. You should consider selecting the text and using the formatting tools in the Font group on the
Home tab.
C. You should consider creating a Quick Style using the Styles function on the Home tab.
D. You should consider making use of the WordArt function on the Insert tab.
The company says a vulnerability in its Web browser could allow hackers to take control of a PC. The patch will give Microsoft time to develop a more complete repair.
Microsoft is urging users of its Internet Explorer Web browser to download a temporary patch to prevent hackers from possibly taking control of their PCs.
The company posted a security advisory late in the day Sept. 17 advising users to download the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) if their browser is Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9. IE 10, which will be included in the coming Windows 8 operating system, is not affected. Microsoft provides step-by-step instructions on how to download the tool and deploy it.
However, a Reuters news report quotes some computer security experts as saying that the patch might be too difficult for the average computer user to configure and that an easier alternative is to simply download another browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera Software’s Opera browser.
A researcher in Luxembourg discovered the flaw Sept. 14 when his PC was infected by a piece of malicious software known as “Poison Ivy” that hackers use to steal data or take remote control of PCs, Reuters reported.
The threat is described as a “zero-day vulnerability,” which is computer-speak for a vulnerability that was previously unknown. If a user with a vulnerable browser visits a Website and clicks on a link, malicious code could be downloaded onto their computer.
“We have received reports of only a small number of targeted attacks and are working to develop a security update to address this issue,” read a blog post by Yunsun Wee, director of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group. Wee described the EMET as a “workaround” that will protect a user’s computer until a more permanent fix is developed.
Besides deploying EMET, Microsoft also advises users to set Internet and local intranet security zone settings to "High" to block ActiveX Controls and Active Scripting in these zones. These settings can be found in the control panel of the Windows XP, Vista or 7 operating systems. However, it notes that while taking that step will help prevent exploitation, it may affect usability. Microsoft, therefore, says that trusted sites should be added to the Internet Explorer Trusted Sites zone to minimize disruption.
The most recent Microsoft Patch Tuesday, the once-a-month announcement of the latest security updates, was Sept. 11.
Internet Explorer is the most used Web browser with a 53.9 percent share of the market globally, according to NetApplications.com.
Microsoft took the opportunity to remind consumers of the steps they should always take when accessing the Internet on their computers: enable a firewall, apply all software updates and install antivirus and anti-spyware software.
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San Francisco tops Modis list, followed by McLean, Va., Boston, St. Louis and Toronto
Corporate data stores are growing exponentially, nearly every tech vendor is positioning their products to help handle the influx of data, and IT departments are scrambling to find the right people to collect, analyze and interpret data in a way that's meaningful to the business. On the employment front, the big data deluge is creating a hiring boom across North America. Modis, an IT staffing firm, identified five cities in particular where big data is driving job growth.
San Francisco tops the Modis list, followed by McLean, Va., Boston, St. Louis and Toronto. The roles that companies in these cities are fighting to fill include data scientist, data analyst, business intelligence professional and data modeling/data modeler.
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Business intelligence and data analysis have been core enterprise disciplines for a long time, but they're becoming more important to businesses as data volumes rise, says Laura Kelley, a Modis vice president in Houston. "We're in a new era in terms of how large the databases are, the amount of data we're collecting, and how we're using it. It's much more strategic than it's ever been."
Big data professionals can be particularly difficult to find since many roles require a complicated blend of business, analytic, statistical and computer skills -- which is not something a candidate acquires overnight. In addition, "clients are looking for people with a certain level of experience, who have worked in a big data environment. There aren't a lot of them in the market," Kelley says.
Looking at recruiting trends across its offices, Modis finds there's not one industry that's doing the most big-data hiring. Rather, the cities have in common a concentration of large enterprises across myriad industries.
San Francisco, for instance, is home to large companies in the retail, insurance, healthcare, and e-commerce sectors.
McLean, Va., has both a strong commercial sector and government presence. "There are many data center operations in this area, both commercial and government related, that require talent to support the high volume of that data," Modis explains in its report. "In addition, there is no larger consumer of IT products and services in the world than the US federal government."
Banking and bio/pharmaceutical industries helped put Boston on the big data hiring map. "Both industries deal with large amounts of data that are detailed and complex in nature. That data then needs to be analyzed and placed in reports, dashboards and spreadsheets by data scientist and analysts," Modis writes.
In St. Louis, universities and healthcare companies lead the big data hiring boom, followed by pharmaceutical and bioresearch firms that need to fill data analyst and scientist roles.
Lastly, in Toronto, financial institutions are fueling a need for business intelligence pros who can help organizations get a more precise and complete picture of the business and customers, Modis finds.
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"What is this person going to be doing? Do you need the technical skills? Or is the quantitative/statistical expertise more important? Is this person going to be doing data modeling or making business decisions?" Kelley says. "In an ideal world, companies want all of it. But it's not an ideal world."
After taking a lot of flak for Windows Vista, Microsoft has recently released beta versions of two of its most popular products–Windows and Internet Explorer–in an attempt to recover lost ground.
The past few years have not been easy for Microsoft. The company that’s been synonymous with operating systems on computers has had to take a fair deal of flak from critics, users and has even been at the receiving end of a European Union (EU) adverse judgement. Added to that are the woes of the ongoing recession. And on the mobile front, its OS, Windows Mobile, is struggling against newcomers like the mobile versions of Mac OS and Google’s Android (very rashly dismissed as a ‘press release’ by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer). Perhaps it would be fair to say that the Redmond giant is not short of challenges at the moment.
The Vista albatross There are many who feel that Microsoft’s problems began with Windows Vista. Launched a couple of years ago amidst a lot of hype, the OS has become a burden to the company. While tech experts might point to flaws in the structure of the OS and its security issues, the biggest reason for its relative lack of success (Microsoft will roll out reams of information to claim that it is in fact a huge success) is that the operating system was a pain to use for mainstream users who were more than content with its predecessor, Windows XP.
Redemption through Win 7 and IE 8? But if there is one thing we know about Microsoft, it is that for such a big company, it moves incredibly fast to address problems. The immensely successful Windows XP had in fact come hot on the heels of the less-than-impressive Windows Me and had promptly made people forget the problems posed by the latter. In what seems to be a similar move, the company has released betas of its next version of Windows, Windows 7 and its browser, Internet Explorer (IE) 8. While we have given neither product a really extended trial yet, the little we have seen of both seems to indicate that they are significant improvements over their predecessors.
The improvement in Windows 7, in particular, is stark. While the dazzling exterior of Vista has been maintained (and some might even say, made to look better), resource hoggers such as the Windows Taskbar have been removed. Microsoft has also added its Ribbon interface (seen in Office 2007) to its staple Paint and Word Pad applications, making them much more user-friendly. Those concerned about security might like the Action Center, which displays a number of security and maintenance features in a single menu–saving time and making them far simpler to manage. While its system requirements seem to be on the same lines as Vista’s on paper, a number of people have told me that it actually runs perfectly well on systems that struggled with Vista.
IE 8 is equally impressive in terms of features and functions, but is likely to face an uphill task in the face of competition from the likes of Opera, Firefox, Safari and now, Google’s Chrome, all of which update versions far more frequently than Microsoft does. Our brief look at IE 8 showed it to be a capable browser, if a trifle too stacked with features, resulting in making it less than intuitive to use. But it allows you to do pretty much everything that every other browser lets you do, from smoothly accessing your favourites to easy bookmarking. And there are some features that others do not have, such as Accelerators (which let you get stacks of information without having to key in URLs) and Web Slices (that allow you to get regular updates from specific sites without your having to go to them). Also, the fact that it will come bundled with Windows 7 (no, we have no intention of stirring up that controversy here) means that it will have a fair degree of popularity among users, who will use it as their default Internet browsing option.
But the real challenge for Microsoft will be to convince users to move up not just from Vista but from XP. How it does this is going to be interesting. We are sure the overall approach will be a lot more subtle than Steve Ballmer’s warning that users expect the latest operating systems in their work environment, and might be dissatisfied if asked to work on older systems (see ‘They Said IT’ on Page 12). Whatever happens, 2009 is going to be an interesting year for Microsoft, with the company also readying a new version of its Windows Mobile OS, version 6.5. Will these products get the Redmond giant back on track? Or will they accelerate its (perceived, we hasten to add) decline? Stay tuned
