Teach yourself the fundamentals of ADO.NET 4 - one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you get the clear guidance and hands-on examples you need to start creating datacentric applications for Windows® and the Web.

Discover how to:

- Connect to external data sources, including databases and other data formats

- Use ADO.NET Entity Framework to interact with underlying data stores

- Build Entity Framework models with graphical design tools in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

- Analyze information stored in ADO.NET with various LINQ providers

- Bind data directly to Windows Forms and Web Forms to drive information to users

- Manage disconnected or standalone data and information

- Go beyond the core functionality of ADO.NET to manipulate data in more advanced ways 

Your step by step digital content includes:

- Practice exercises

- Fully searchable online edition of this book -- with unlimited access on the Web