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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) MCTS certifications provide the foundation for Microsoft Certification. These certifications are designed to help validate your skills on the features and functionality of key technologies. You can show your depth of knowledge in one specific technology, earn multiple MCTS certifications to show breadth across different technologies, or build on the MCTS to earn one of our Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) certifications.

Goal	Certification	Exam
To create Windows-based applications that run on corporate servers or user desktop computers.	MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications	Exam 70-511: TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4
To create Web-based applications that run on the ASP.NET platform and are hosted on Internet Information Server.	MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Web Applications	Exam 70-515: TS: Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4
To create applications that communicate with servers or other applications in a connected or disconnected state.	MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Service Communication Applications	Exam 70-513: TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4
To create data-driven applications that access data from various sources, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Office Access, object data sources, XML, or other flat-file sources.	MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Data Access	Exam 70-516: TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4