Chapter 4. The New ADO—ADO.NET
Under .NET, data access has undergone a revolution. For many good reasons, the underlying premise of data access has shifted from connected access to disconnected access. In this chapter, you will learn
Why ADO had to be replaced with ADO.NET
The ADO.NET object model
How to connect, retrieve, and update the database using ADO.NET
How to use the ASP.NET data controls that make it easy to render data on a Web page
How to use the XML support built into ADO.NET
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