Understanding ASP.NET
ASP.NET is the next evolution of ASP (Active Server Pages). ASP.NET is a framework for creating applications that reside on a Web server and that are run from within a client browser. ASP.NET enables you to program Web-based client-server applications using tools and methodologies much like those used to create traditional applications.
ASP.NET solutions e XEcute on a Web server running Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). Therefore, to create ASP.NET solutions, you'll need to have some knowledge of IIS.
In a nutshell, ASP.NET is the Web technology of .NET used to create Web Services and to dynamically generate Web pages by serving up Web Forms (both are discussed shortly). For example, you can create an e-commerce ...
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