Prepare for the MTA: Software Development Fundamentals Exam (98-361)

This learning path helps aspiring developers prepare for and pass the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA): Software Development Fundamentals exam (98-361). For more information on this exam and the MTA certification designation, visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-98-361.aspx.

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Programming Foundations: Fundamentals with Annyce Davis

Prepare to learn the fundamental concepts, practices, and terminology of programming in this introductory course.

2h 14m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Beyond the Fundamentals with Sasha Vodnik

Dive deeper into the foundational concepts, practices, and terminology of programming. Learn how to work with collections, use external code, find and fix bugs, and more.

2h 4m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Data Structures with Kathryn Hodge

Learn about programming with data structures. Discover how to store, organize, and access data using data structures such as arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, and hash tables.

2h 20m • COURSE

C# Essential Training: 1 Syntax and Object Oriented Programming with Bruce Van Horn

Learn C# basics, including variables, strings, operations, classes, and methods, as well as the object-oriented features of this versatile programming language.

3h 14m • COURSE

C# Essential Training: 2 Flow Control, Arrays, and Exception Handling with Bruce Van Horn

Get started in Microsoft application development with C#. Learn essential C# techniques for testing code, storing data in arrays, controlling program flow, and handling exceptions.

2h 19m • COURSE

Learning C# Algorithms with Reynald Adolphe

Expand your knowledge of common C# algorithms to strengthen your C# programming skills and answer key C# interview questions.

1h 28m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Software Testing/QA with Meaghan Lewis

Learn how to incorporate different kinds of software testing into your development cycle to help your team meet quality goals with every release.

53m 51s • COURSE

C# Test Driven Development with Reynald Adolphe

Catch bugs earlier in your C# applications with test-driven development. Learn how to create new test-driven development projects or add test cases to existing C# projects.

55m 18s • COURSE

HTML Essential Training with Jen Simmons

Learn how to write HTML, the programming language that powers the web.

2h 45m • COURSE

Learning the JavaScript Language with Joe Chellman

Learn about variables types, objects, arrays, operators, control structures, loops, and functions, then work through a series of hands-on examples that put these ideas into action.

2h 53m • COURSE

Learning ASP.NET with Janan Siam

Learn about working with ASP.NET, a mature framework that boasts frameworks you can use to create robust websites, build RESTful services, and establish real-time web connections.

2h 9m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: APIs and Web Services with Kesha Williams

Learn all about web services—the standard method of communicating between applications and across the web—and see how to build them using several popular technologies.

1h 14m • COURSE

Learning Windows 10 Universal App and Cross-Platform Development with Walt Ritscher

Learn why features such as Universal Windows Platform and Windows Bridges are making Windows 10 the best version ever for Windows app developers.

1h 32m • COURSE

Database Foundations: Core Concepts with Adam Wilbert

Understand the core concepts every IT professional should know to start working with databases.

2h 14m • COURSE

SQL Essential Training with Bill Weinman

Learn how to use SQL to manage your database. Explore beginner-level tutorials on creating tables, defining relationships, and manipulating strings with SQL and SQLiteStudio.

3h • COURSE