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Free Course Overiews from VTC Computer Software Training

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Please note that the online free samples have been compressed for quicker downloads.
Purchased CDs have higher sound and video quality.      

 

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Welcome Welcome Course Objectives History of .NET Framework Course Disclaimers Intro To .NET .NET Framework Basics .NET Technologies Overview .NET vs Java How .NET Works .NET Clients .NET Language Options .NET Breaking Changes XML The Common Language Runtime CLR Overview Common Type System Value & Reference Types Garbage Collection MSIL MSIL Example Metadata Assemblies Securing Assemblies Global Assembly Cache

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Introduction to Visual Studio.net Introduction Course Layout What is Application Programming? Help System Requirements and Installation Software and Hardware Requirements Solutions and Projects in VS.net Explanation of Solutions and Projects Using Templates File Locations Managing/Viewing Files Properties Sheets/Solution Explorer Document File Properties Solutions Properties The Web Form Explored Making an ASP.net Web Application Change Font Properties HTML and the Browser View Add Text Field and Button Controls Add Label Controls Build and Browse Create an Event Handler Writing Code in the Event Handler Correcting Errors Testing Code Adding More Application Functionality Visual Studio.net Programming Languages Categorizing Languages Scripting Languages PHP Visual Basic.Net Syntax/Keywords Variables and Data Types Using Variables Build Solution Working with String Variables Working with Numbers Data Type Conversion Testing the Application Setting Default Values Data Type Documentation Operators and Expressions Arithmetic Operations