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Training Course Summary:

This course covers the fundamentals of the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) libraries. It is the entry-level course in the Microsoft Visual C++®/MFC curriculum and serves as a prerequisite to an intermediate-level course.

The goal of this course is to familiarize programmers with the Microsoft Developer Studio™ visual development system and teach them how to create single document interface (SDI) applications using MFC and the Visual C++ development system.

Pre-Requisites:

Before beginning this course, students should be familiar with:

C++ programming skills, including all of the C++ coding constructs common with C
Windows-based user skills, including using a mouse, menus, the file system, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer interface
Object-oriented programming terminology and concepts such as objects, properties, and methods
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from our instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.

Training Course Overview/Content:

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Describe Microsoft Windows®-based architecture concepts including event-driven programming, processes, virtual memory models, threading, multitasking, and messaging.
Describe the basic architecture of an MFC application and the general structure of the MFC Library.
Use the resource editors and tools provided in Visual C++.
Create and debug a simple SDI application that outputs text and graphics.
Use MFC to design, create, and implement menus, toolbars, status bars, and dialog boxes in an application.

Qualifications:

This course partially prepares you for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Exam 70-024: Developing Applications with C++ Using the Microsoft Foundation Class Library
Note: Mastering MFC Development Using Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 covers the additional topics in this exam.