MCTS ASP.NET Web Applications 3

Question 1

In ASP.NET MVC, which filter type runs before and after controller action methods and can short-circuit the pipeline?

Accepted Answer

Action filters

Answer

Action filters implement IActionFilter and provide OnActionExecuting and OnActionExecuted hooks that wrap action method execution and can cancel the request.

Question 2

Which ASP.NET configuration element is used to define custom error pages for specific HTTP status codes?

Accepted Answer

<customErrors> in system.web

Answer

The <customErrors> element in system.web allows you to specify redirect URLs for specific HTTP error status codes such as 404 or 500.

Question 3

What does the ValidateAntiForgeryToken attribute protect against in ASP.NET MVC?

Accepted Answer

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks

Answer

ValidateAntiForgeryToken verifies a hidden token in form submissions matches a cookie token, preventing malicious third-party sites from submitting forms on behalf of authenticated users.

Question 4

Which ASP.NET class provides access to the current user's identity and roles within a request?

Accepted Answer

HttpContext.User

Answer

HttpContext.User exposes an IPrincipal object containing the current user's IIdentity and role memberships as set by the authentication module.

Question 5

In ASP.NET Web Forms, which event in the page lifecycle fires last before the HTML is rendered to the browser?

Accepted Answer

Page_PreRender

Answer

PreRender is the last event before rendering where you can make final changes to the page or controls before their HTML output is generated.

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MCTS ASP.NET Web Applications 3