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Microsoft 070-573 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development |
| Exam Number: | 70-573 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired, no longer valid for new certification |
| Exam Format: | Case studies, Scenario-based, Multiple-choice |
| Related Certifications: | Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) MCPD: SharePoint Developer 2010 |
| Available Languages: | C#, French, English, German, Japanese, VB.NET, Spanish |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–50 |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $80 USD |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Official SharePoint 2010 Developer Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration (archived) |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Proctored onsite at Pearson VUE test centers; retired since July 31, 2014 |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 12 months ASP.NET 3.5, 6 months SharePoint development, 3 months SharePoint 2010 / Visual Studio 2010 experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/technet-wiki/7709.exam-70-573-ts-microsoft-sharepoint-2010-application-development |
Microsoft 070-573 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Securing and Deploying Solutions | 13% | - Elevate privileges safely - Monitor and log solutions - Package and deploy farm solutions - Implement security and permissions |
| Topic 2: Working with User Interfaces | 15% | - Customize pages and master pages - Implement custom actions and ribbons - Branding and styling SharePoint sites |
| Topic 3: Developing Business Logic | 19% | - Manage feature activation and upgrading - Implement event receivers - Create custom workflows with Visual Studio 2010 - Create and deploy Features and Solutions |
| Topic 4: Extending Search and Services | 13% | - Implement BCS (Business Connectivity Services) - Customize search queries and results - Work with service applications |
| Topic 5: Working with SharePoint Data | 19% | - Access data via REST / WCF Data Services - Use Client Object Model (JavaScript, .NET, Silverlight) - Query data using SPQuery, SPSiteDataQuery, LINQ to SharePoint - Work with documents, metadata, and taxonomy |
| Topic 6: Developing Web Parts and Controls | 21% | - Implement connectable Web Parts - Create standard and Visual Web Parts - Debug and troubleshoot Web Parts - Develop delegate controls |
070-573 Exam FAQ: Before You Book Your Seat
Microsoft TS: Office SharePoint Server, Application Development (available in 2010) is an official Microsoft exam, listed under exam code 070-573. A passing result earns you the MCTS: SharePoint 2010, Application Development certification at the Technology Specialist level. It also ties into MCPD: SharePoint Developer 2010, Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), extending its value across your certification roadmap. Employers read this credential as verified competence, which is why it keeps appearing in job requirements.
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Recommended: 12 months ASP.NET 3.5, 6 months SharePoint development, 3 months SharePoint 2010 / Visual Studio 2010 experience
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The Microsoft TS: Office SharePoint Server, Application Development (available in 2010) syllabus spans 6 domains, led by Working with SharePoint Data (19%), Developing Business Logic (19%), and Securing and Deploying Solutions (13%). The complete topic list is published above; candidates who study the map first rarely get lost later.
Microsoft TS: Office SharePoint Server, Application Development (available in 2010) Sample Questions:
Question 1
You create a Web Part that programmatically updates the description of the current SharePoint site.
The Web Part contains the following code segment. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)
01 SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate()
02 {
03 SPSite currSite = SPContext.Current.Site;
04 SPWeb currWeb = SPContext.Current.Web;
05 using (SPSite eSite = new SPSite(currSite.ID))
06 {
07 using (SPWeb eWeb = eSite.OpenWeb(currWeb.ID))
08 {
09 eWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
10 currWeb.Description = "Test";
11 currWeb.Update();
12 eWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
13 }
14 }
15 });
Users report that they receive an Access Denied error message when they use the Web Part. You need to ensure that all users can use the Web Part to update the description of the current site.
What should you do?
A. Remove lines 10 and 11.
B. Change lines 09 and 12 to use the currWeb variable.
C. Change lines 10 and 11 to use the eWeb variable.
D. Remove lines 09 and 12.
Question 2
You have a SharePoint Web application that has the URL http://intranet.
You are creating a Microsoft .NET Framework application that will display the title of the SharePoint Web application and will execute outside of the SharePoint server.
You create a textbox named textBoxTitle.
You write the following code segment. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)
01 ClientContext context = new ClientContext("http://intranet");
02
03 Web site = context.Web;
04 context.Load(site);
05
06 textBoxTitle.Text = site.Title;
You discover that line 04 generates an error.
You need to ensure that the .NET application displays the title of the SharePoint Web application in textBoxTitle.
What should you do?
A. Add the following line of code at line 02:
context.ValidateOnClient = true;
B. Add the following line of code at line 05:
context.ValidateOnClient = true;
C. Add the following line of code at line 05:
context.ExecuteQuery();
D. Add the following line of code at line 02:
context.ExecuteQuery();
Question 3
You create a Feature receiver.
You need to hide the Quick Launch navigation bar of a SharePoint site.
What should you use?
A. the Navigation.QuickLaunch.Parent.IsVisible property
B. the OnQuickLaunch property of each list
C. the QuickLaunchEnabled property
D. the Hidden property of each list
Question 4
You need to disable the CriticalExceptionCount measure for all user solutions.
You write the following code segment. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)
01 SPUserCodeService userCode = SPUserCodeService.Local;
02 SPResourceMeasureCollection measures = userCode.ResourceMeasures;
03 SPResourceMeasure measure = measures["CriticalExceptionCount"];
04
05 measure.Update();
Which code segment should you add at line 04?
A. measure.AbsoluteLimit = 0;
B. measure.ResourcesPerPoint = 0;
C. measure.ResourcesPerPoint = 1;
D. measure.AbsoluteLimit = 1;
Question 5
You need to delete the previous versions of all documents in a document library.
The deleted versions of the documents must be retained in the SharePoint Recycle Bin.
What should you do?
A. For the document library, call the Delete method.
B. For the document library, call the Recycle method.
C. For each document, call the DeleteAll method of the Versions property.
D. For each document, call the RecycleAll method of the Versions property.
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: C | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: C | Question 4 Answer: B | Question 5 Answer: D |
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