.NET FRAMEWORK

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• Overview• .NET framework• Version of .NET• Role of .NET

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Overview

• In 1990’s Microsoft started developing the .NET framework (pronounced as dot net framework).

• It was originally termed as Next Generation Windows Services.

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.NET Framework

• The .NET framework is a part of the Windows operating system. • It consists of two components - a large library and CLR. This library

has a number of pre coded functions present within it.

• These are used for developing other software applications and help solving general programming problems.

• The functional scope of the .NET framework is limited to Microsoft Windows.

• The pre coded functions present within the .NET framework pertain to data access, user interface, Database management etc.http://www.badcatinteractive.com

Version of the .NET

Framework• Version History of the .NET Framework

• A large number of versions of the .NET framework have been released the latest being the 4.5.1 which was released in 2013. Other than this the following versions have been released:

• Version 1.0• Version 1.1• Version 2.0• Version 3.0• Version 3.5• Version 4.0• Version 4.5

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Role of the .NET Framework

• Memory Management & Others • The CLR provides not only the environment for applications to

run but also services like memory management, exception handling, security etc.

• The .NET framework provides independence to different objects so they can be shared within different libraries and applications. This is supported by the CTS or the common type system which determines how different data types and there values are seen by the computer’s memory.

• The .NET framework has two components of which one is the Library.

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