MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Data Access

This credential is designed for professionals who use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and ADO.NET 4 to develop the data access layer of an application.  Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing application components that interact with a variety of data sources.  In addition, candidates should have a thorough understanding of relational database concepts and should have a minimum of one to two years of experience using a relational database management system.  
Candidates should also have a good grasp of the following:

• ADO.NET 4 coding techniques and framework components
• ADO.NET Data Services LINQ
• LINQ to SQL
• Entity Framework technologies
• Structured Query Language (SQL) 
• stored procedures
• Database Structures/Schemas (Objects) XML