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Microsoft .Net

Recently, a friend of mine bother me with one quick question, "What is .NET or pronounced as dot net?." That was a good question because i had to find a best approach to explain it to him( To be honest, i don't expect another question coming from him ). After explaining it in my way, he started to understand the concept lying behind it.


.NET allow you to use some pre-defined function/features under Windows, such as I/O ports, database interaction, GDI+ and any other API. There are so many versions of .NET framework released to date.

• .NET Framework 1.0
• .NET Framework 1.1
• .NET Framework 2.0
• .NET Framework 3.0
• .NET Framework 3.5
• .NET Framework 4.0

What is .NET?

The .NET Framework is a Microsoft technology that provides features and functions that can be used by programs which run under Microsoft Windows. It provides extra functionality that is not included in the basic operating system. Programs that take advantage of the latest Microsoft technology require the Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed, or they will not work. To run these new applications, you must ensure that an appropriate version of the .NET runtime is installed on your computer. If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, this page can tell you which versions of the .NET runtime are currently installed......more

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