Microsoft 111-056 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development |
| Exam Number: | 111-056 |
| Available Languages: | German, Japanese, Italian, English, French, Spanish |
| Related Certifications: | MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer MCP |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Drag and Drop, Hot Area, Case Studies |
| Exam Duration: | 90–120 |
| Passing Score: | 700 (scale 1–1000) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 45–65 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | No expiration (legacy certification) |
| Exam Price: | $125 USD |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Documentation Microsoft Official Course 2546A |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Learning (archived) |
| Sample Questions: | Microsoft 111-056 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Delivered at authorized Pearson VUE testing centers; retired and no longer available as of 2012 |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 2–3 years of .NET development experience; knowledge of Visual Studio 2005/2008 and .NET Framework 2.0 |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/microsoft-ts-exams/111-056 |
Microsoft 111-056 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Securing Distributed Applications | 20% | - Encryption, signing, and secure communication - Authentication and authorization - Role-based security and code access security |
| Topic 2: Creating and Consuming XML Web Services | 22% | - WSDL, SOAP, and XML schema usage - Asynchronous and stateful web service calls - Web service creation with ASP.NET |
| Topic 3: Designing Distributed Application Architecture | 20% | - Architectural patterns and principles - Layered and service-oriented design - Interoperability and platform considerations |
| Topic 4: Managing Transactions and State | 12% | - Concurrency and synchronization - System.Transactions and distributed transactions - State management across application boundaries |
| Topic 5: Implementing .NET Remoting | 18% | - Server and client configuration - Lifetime management and leasing - Channels, formatters, and activation modes |
| Topic 6: Deploying and Maintaining Distributed Applications | 8% | - Deployment strategies and configuration - Diagnostics, logging, and performance monitoring |
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