.NET Framework
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- What is the .NET Framework?
- The .NET Framework is a development environment that specifies how .NET programming constructs, such as intrinsic types, classes, and interfaces are implemented. The most important components of the .NET Framework are the CRL and the FCL.
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What is the .NET Platform?
- The .NET platform is a development framework that provides a new application programming interface (API) to the services and APIs of classic Windows operating systems while bringing together a number of disparate technologies that emerged from Microsof
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What is the CLI?
- The Common Language Infrastructure is a specification that defines an environment. The CLI consists of the CTS, Metadata, the CLS, and the VES.
- What is the CLR?
- The Common Language Runtime, the most important component of the .NET framework, is a virtual machine based on the CIL specification. It provides the environment in which programs are executed. The CLR converts assemblies consisting of MSI
- What is the CLS?
- The Common Langugage Specification, a part of the CLI, is a set of base rules which determine the minimum requirements for being a .NET language. This allows for language integration.
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What is the CTS?
- The Common Type System, a fundamental part of the CLR, defines a set of common types that can be used with many different language syntaxes. This allows the possibilty for language integration. The CTS contains the System.Object type which is
- What is the FCL?
- The Framework Class Library is the collective name for thousands of classes that compose the .NET framework.