Microsoft-Pro Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4

You are working with an existing Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. The WPF application requires approximately one minute to initialize before displaying its main window. You have the following requirements: Immediately display a splash screen when the WPF application launches. Allow for the display of an initialization progress bar on the splash screen. Close the splash screen when the WPF application is ready to display the main window. You need to recommend an approach for meeting the requirements. What should you recommend?

You are designing a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application. Business entity objects are bound to controls on each data entry window. The WPF application must meet the following requirements: Display a watermark in each empty text box. Display watermarks in a lighter color than user entries. The watermark code must be reusable with other user interface controls. You need to recommend an approach for creating the watermarks. What should you recommend?

You are designing a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that displays thumbnail images of photographs. The thumbnails are arranged in rows and columns. The number of columns must automatically update based on the size of the application window. You need to recommend a container for displaying all the thumbnail images at the same size. Which container should you recommend?

You are designing an application by using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft .NET Framework 4. The application will run on Windows 7-based kiosks that are located indoors and outdoors. The kiosk displays have a photo sensor that will update the application with the current ambient luminosity. You need to ensure that the user interface (UI) of the application dynamically changes the application theme based on the ambient luminosity. What should you use?

You are designing a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application. The WPF application must always display real-time status information while the user is working in the WPF application. You need to recommend a container for displaying the status information. Which container should you recommend?

You are designing a Windows Forms application that allows users to search a product catalog and place orders. You have the following requirements: Display a progress indicator while the application is searching the catalog. Ensure that users can cancel search operations. You need to recommend an approach that meets the requirements. What should you recommend?

You are designing a Windows Forms application. You intend to display graphics on a form in the application by using a third-party Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) control. You need to recommend a control for hosting the third-party WPF control. What should you recommend?

You are designing Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications by using Microsoft .NET Framework 4. You need to maintain a common appearance and behavior across all applications in your company. You also need to ensure that the look and feel of the applications can be modified without recompiling them. What should you create?

You are designing a mission-critical Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that uses .NET Framework 4. You need to recommend an approach for identifying repair and recovery time. What should you recommend?

You are working with a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that uses .NET Framework 4. Your team is responsible for making significant changes to the application functionality. You need to recommend an approach for identifying features that no longer work properly as a result of code changes Which testing methodology should you recommend?