Flex 4 ACE Exam Preparation

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This blog main goal to help prepare for Flex 4 ACE Certification.







Monday, December 13, 2010

Flex 4 ACE Certification

1. Creating a User Interface (UI):
  • Identify and describe the basic UI controls used in a Flex application.(UI controls include:NumericStepper, TextInput, CheckBox, RadioButton).
  • Identify the purpose of UI containers and when to use them. (UI containers include: Group,SkinnableContainer, Application)
  • Change the look and feel of a design by using API styles, style sheets, Spark skins, filters and blends, and visual customizations by using Halo.
  • Dynamically change the look of an application by using Spark view states, transitions and effects.
  • Position UI elements by using constraint-based layout.
  • Implement application navigation by using navigator containers.
  • Customize list-based controls. (Customizing includes: using editors, renderers, label functions)
  • Given a layout type, explain the differences and when to use that layout type.(Layout types include: percentage based, constraints based, and custom)
  • Create a custom layout. (Including understanding the differences between container and layout)
2. Flex system architecture and design:

  • Create and use custom components by using MXML and ActionScript.
  • Transfer data within an MXML component by using data bindings. (Including two way binding)

  • Create, handle, and dispatch events, including developer created event classes that extend the Event class.
  • Identify and describe the implementation and purpose of common software design patterns that are used in Flex. (Design patterns include: Observer, Command, and Data transfer) 
  • Understand the skinning architecture and the role of the SkinnableContainer class.
  • Given a method in the component lifecycle explain the purpose of and when to use that method. (Methods include: CreateChildren, UpdateDisplayList)
  • Explain how modules are used in the development of a Flex application.
  • Explain the use case and development workflow for building a custom preloader.
3. Programming Flex applications with ActionScript:
  • Define and extend an ActionScript class.
  • Implement an ActionScript interface.
  • Use access modifiers with classes and class members.
  • Implement data transfer objects.
  • Implement accessor methods in ActionScript. (Methods include: explicit and implicit getter and setter)
  • Use an ArrayCollection to sort, filter, and provide data.
  • Implement data validation.
  • Manipulate XML data by using E4X. extends the Event class, call super(),override clone())
  • Implement events that function properly in the Flex event framework. (Including: extends the Event class, call super(), override clone()) 
4. Interacting with data sources and servers: 
  • Implement real-time messaging by using producers and consumers.
  • Explain the importance of and implement data paging on data sets.
  • Understand synchronization and online/offline use cases using data management.
  • Interact with remote data and services by using Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services.(Services include: HTTPService, WebService, RemoteObject, URLRequest)
  • Read, write, and upload local files from the local file system by using Flash Player 10 API.(Including: the use of file filters) 
5. Using Flex in the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR): 
  • Given a scenario, compile and export a release build of an AIR application. (Scenarios include: Using Flex Builder, from the command line)
  • Create, populate, and delete files and directories on a local file system.
  • Create and customize native windows and menus.
  • Adding drag-and-drop functionality to and from the desktop.
  • Install, uninstall, and update an AIR application.
  • List and describe the AIR security contexts.
  • Create, connect to, and define a local database.
  • Add, update, and remove records from local database.