Candidates for this exam are seeking to prove knowledge of and skills in creating web-based applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web, the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, MVC 4.1, and managed code. It is recommended that candidates be familiar with the concepts of and have hands-on experience with the technologies described here by following a prescribed curriculum that maps to the exam or by working with tutorials and samples available on MSDN and in Visual Studio. Candidates are expected to have some experience with a .NET language, such as C# or Microsoft Visual Basic.NET. Candidates should also have a basic understanding of HTML syntax and usage.Candidates for this exam are in the process of expanding their knowledge and job-related skills in web-based application development fundamentals; creating Microsoft ASP.NET applications by using server-side and client-side coding techniques and tools; web application event model; web services and communications with services; accessing and displaying data in a web application; deploying and hosting web applications by using Internet Information Services (IIS); and configuration options for ASP.NET applications.http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-98-363.aspx.
The skills measured include programming web applications; customizing the layout and appearance of a web page; understanding ASP.NET intrinsic objects; understanding state information in web applications; understanding events and control page flow; understanding controls; and understanding configuration files; working with data and services; read and write XML data; distinguish between DataSet objects and DataReader objects; call a service from a web page; understand data source controls; bind controls to data by using data-binding syntax; manage data connections and databases; troubleshooting and debugging web applications; handle web application errors; understand client-side scripting; understand AJAX concepts; configuring and deploying web applications; configure authentication and authorization (not including Windows CardSpace authentication, Passport (Windows Life ID) authentication, and custom authentication); configure projects and solutions and reference assemblies; publish web applications; and understand application pools (not including configuring or assigning application pools).