Sample chapters

Introduction to Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript

• Oct 15, 2013
• In this chapter from Exam Ref 70-482: Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript, you learn how to create background tasks, implement the appropriate interfaces, and consume tasks using timing and system triggers. You also find out how to request lock screen access and create download and upload operations using background transferring for Windows Store applications written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)/JavaScript (formerly called Windows Store apps using JavaScript). The last part of the chapter is dedicated to creating and consuming Windows Metadata (WinMD) components.

Introduction to Azure Security Center

• By Yuri Diogenes, Tom JanetscheckMay 30, 2021

• Azure Security Center gives organizations complete visibility and control over the security of hybrid cloud workloads. In this sample chapter from Microsoft Azure Security Center, 3rd Edition, you will explore key considerations for adoption and how to onboard resources.

Introduction to microservices

• By Arvind Chandaka, Ovais Mehboob Ahmed KhanJul 26, 2021

• In this sample chapter from Developing Microservices Architecture on Microsoft Azure with Open Source Technologies, you will review the core fundamentals of microservices, including the transition from historical architecture to present, benefits and challenges, and a comparison of a monolithic application architecture with microservices architecture.

Introduction to Microsoft Sentinel

• By Nicholas DiCola, Yuri Diogenes, Tiander TurpijnOct 25, 2022

• Microsoft Sentinel delivers intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence across the enterprise, providing a single solution for alert detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response. In this sample chapter from Microsoft Sentinel, Second Edition, you will explore the architecture, design considerations, and initial configuration of Microsoft Sentinel.

Introduction to Windows 8 Administration

• Sep 15, 2012
• This chapter from Windows 8 Administration Pocket Consultant covers getting started with Windows 8 and the fundamental tasks you need for Windows 8 administration, including understanding 64-bit computing, deploying, installing, and running Windows 8, and Windows 8 architecture.

Introduction to Windows 8.1 Administration

• Nov 15, 2013
• This chapter from Windows 8.1 Administration Pocket Consultant: Essentials & Configuration covers getting started with Windows 8.1 and the fundamental tasks you need for Windows 8.1 administration.

Introduction: This book is for you…

• By John McCabe, Ward RalstonAug 13, 2019

• In this sample chapter from Modernizing the Datacenter with Windows Server and Hybrid Cloud, authors McCabe and Ralston help you embrace change as an IT professional. This book talks about various concepts and ideologies, all of which are designed to help you build a toolkit of thought. This is a reference book to help you structure your approach by giving you scenarios to see where you can attach to and implement or iterate on what makes sense for the positions you are in.

JavaScript Is More Than You Might Think

• Jun 15, 2013
• Where did JavaScript come from? Understanding the rich and storied history of JavaScript is important to understanding how the language is implemented in various environments today.

JavaScript Programming Basics

• Sep 15, 2012
• In this chapter from Start Here! Learn JavaScript, you will learn about comments, white space, names and reserved words, JavaScript statements and expressions, and case sensitivity. You will also learn that you use variables to store data in programs and that JavaScript has several data types that include numbers, strings, Booleans, null, and undefined. Finally, you'll be introduced to looping and conditionals.

Keeping Windows 8.1 Safe and Secure

• Nov 15, 2013
• In this chapter from Windows 8.1 Step by Step, you’ll learn how the UAC works, how to tweak it, and why you should never turn it off. In addition, you’ll learn the basics of working with Windows Firewall to secure your network and Internet traffic and about the new and improved Windows Defender and how to use it to keep your system safe from viruses and spyware. Finally, you’ll learn how to improve your passwords to make it more difficult for unwanted people to use the Internet to access your Microsoft account, your email, and other important accounts.

LINQ to SQL: Querying Data

• Nov 23, 2010
• This chapter from Programming Microsoft LINQ in .NET Framework 4 covers LINQ to SQL features used to query data.

Logging and Systems Management in Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation

• Nov 12, 2008
• Learn how to manage an event log by using the System.Diagnostics namespace, manage system processes and monitor the performance of a .NET Framework application by using the diagnostics functionality of the .NET Framework, debug and trace a .NET Framework application by using the System.Diagnostics namespace, and embed management information and events into a .NET Framework application, in this chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation, 2nd Edition.

Logic with Switches

• By Charles PetzoldOct 25, 2022

• For more than 20 years, readers have delighted in Charles Petzold's illuminating story of the secret inner life of computers. In this sample chapter from Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, 2nd Edition, you will explore how algebra and electrical circuitry paved the way for computer design and construction.

Lookup functions

• Jan 31, 2017

• In this chapter from Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling, 5th Edition, author Wayne Winston discusses the syntax of lookup functions in Microsoft Excel 2016.

Mailbox Migration and Administering Exchange Online in Microsoft Office 365

• Oct 15, 2013
• This chapter from Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out discusses mailbox migration options and administering the different messaging workloads.

Mailing Paper or Pixels with Microsoft Word 2013

• Mar 15, 2013
• In this chapter from Microsoft Word 2013 Plain & Simple, learn how to print envelopes, create mailing labels and business cards, send a document by email, and execute a mail merge.

Maintaining State and Sequencing Operations in Windows Communication Foundation 4

• Nov 23, 2010
• The issue of sequencing operations should naturally lead you to consider the need to maintain state information between operations. In this chapter from Windows Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step, you will investigate some of these issues and see how you can resolve them.

Make an active site

• By Rob MilesJul 3, 2023

• In this sample chapter from Begin to Code: Building apps and games in the Cloud, you will learn how a JavaScript program can accept and store values between browsing sessions and how to write code that can generate web page content dynamically.

Making Sense of HTML5

• May 15, 2013
• This chapter from Start Here! Build Windows 8 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript covers the basics of the HTML5 markup elements, including input forms and multimedia.

Making Windows 10 Accessible

• Nov 4, 2015
• Windows 10 offers several accessibility features to address these needs, such as Magnifier to enlarge content on the screen, Narrator to read content to a user, the ability to adjust screen brightness or contrast, and the option of speaking text rather than typing it. This chapter from "Windows 10 Plain & Simple" covers these accessibility features.