Candidates for this exam should have a minimum of two to five years of experience developing HTML-based applications, including one or more years of experience developing applications for a touch-enabled interface and platform. Additionally, candidates should have experience designing and developing Windows Store apps that access local and remote data and services, including Windows Azure; experience designing the various layers of an application for separation of concerns; experience planning and designing user interaction solutions based on requirement; experience designing and developing asynchronous solutions; and experience creating apps that conform to the Windows Store app guidelines.http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-481.aspx.
The skills measured include designing Windows Store apps, user interface (UI) layout and structure, and separation of concerns; designing and implementing Process Life Management (PLM); planning for an application deployment; accessing and displaying contacts; designing for charms and contracts; implementing search and share in an app; managing application settings and preferences; creating the UI; implementing WinJS controls and HTML layout controls; creating layout-aware apps to handle view states; designing and implementing the app bar; applying CSS styling; programming user interaction; managing input devices; designing and implementing navigation in an app; creating and managing tiles; notifying users by using toast; managing security and data; choosing a data access strategy; retrieving data remotely; implementing data binding; and managing Windows authentication, authorization, and web authentication.