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on skills in ASP.NET Core

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$$General:

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$$This practical exam is designed to assess your hands

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on skills in ASP.NET Core.

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$$Read each question carefully before proceeding.

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$$Environment:

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$$Use Visual Studio for your development.

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$$ASP$.$NET Core version:

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$$Submission:

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

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$$Include a document briefly explaining your design decisions.

Question

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: Setup and Basic Web Page

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

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

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$$Header with a logo

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

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$$A welcome message on the Home page.

Question

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Controller

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$$Structure

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

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$$Model:

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

and Stock.

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$$Implement data validation for required fields.

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$$Controller:

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$$Create a controller named ProductController.

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

deleting a product.

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$$Views:

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

Question

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: Database Integration

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$$Set up a database context named AppDbContext.

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$$Configure the database to include a Products table.

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

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$$Implement data seeding to populate the Products table with at least

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: Data Validation and Error Handling

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$$Implement client

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side and server

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side validation for the product creation and editing forms.

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$$Handle errors gracefully throughout the application.

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$$Provide meaningful error messages for different scenarios.

Question

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: Additional Feature

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

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$$Pagination for the product list.

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$$Search functionality.

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$$Adding images to products.

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$$Any other relevant feature

Note: Ensure your code is well

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organized, follows best practices, and is thoroughly tested. Marks will

be awarded for both functionality and code quality.

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