Objective 4.2: Consume data

Data management is one of the most important aspects of an application. Imagine that you can create only applications that store their data in memory. As soon as the user quits, all data is lost, and subsequent launches require reentering of all necessary data. Of course, this would be an impossible situation to work with, which is why the .NET Framework helps you store your data in a persistent way. This can be done in a database by directly using ADO.NET or the Entity Framework. You can also store and request data from an external web service and retrieve the response in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) or Extensible Markup Language (XML). The .NET Framework helps you execute these requests and parse the returned ...

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