Formative Assessment $3100$ Marks

Hands$-$on skills in ASP.NET Core

Instructions:

$1.$ General:

$$ This practical exam is designed to assess your hands$-$on skills in ASP.NET Core.

$$ Read each question carefully before proceeding.

$2.$ Environment:

$$ Use Visual Studio for your development.

$$ ASP.NET Core version: $5\mathrm{.}0$

$3.$ Submission:

$$ Submit your exam by zipping your entire project folder.

$$ Include a document briefly explaining your design decisions.

Question $1$: Setup and Basic Web Page $(20$ marks$)$

$1.$ Create a new ASP.NET Core MVC project.

$2.$ Implement a basic home page with the following elements:

$$ Header with a logo$.$

$$ Navigation menu with links to Home, About, and Contact pages.

$$ A welcome message on the Home page.

Question $2$: Model$-$View$-$Controller $($MVC$)$ Structure $(25$ marks$)$

$1.$ Implement an MVC structure for managing a list of Products.

$2.$ Model:

$$ Create a model class named Product with properties: ProductId, ProductName, Description, Price,

and Stock.

$$ Implement data validation for required fields$\mathrm{.}3.$ Controller:

$$ Create a controller named ProductController.

$$ Include actions for displaying a list of products, viewing details, adding a new product, editing, and

deleting a product.

$4.$ Views:

$$ Create appropriate views for listing, details, create, edit, and delete products.

Question $3$: Database Integration $(30$ marks$)$

$1.$ Set up a database context named AppDbContext.

$2.$ Configure the database to include a Products table.

$3.$ Ensure proper database migrations for creating and updating the schema.

$4.$ Implement data seeding to populate the Products table with at least $5$ default records.

Question $4$: Data Validation and Error Handling $(15$ marks$)$

$1.$ Implement client$-$side and server$-$side validation for the product creation and editing forms.

$2.$ Handle errors gracefully throughout the application.

$3.$ Provide meaningful error messages for different scenarios.

Question $5$: Additional Feature $(10$ marks$)$

Implement an additional feature of your choice. This could be:

$$ Pagination for the product list.

$$ Search functionality.

$$ Adding images to products.

$$ Any other relevant feature