.NET and .NET Framework Overview
o The .NET platform architecture
o What is the .NET Framework?
o The .NET Framework components
o The .NET Framework advantages
o .NET Languages
o .NET Framework design goals
o Installing .NET Framework
.NET Framework 3.0 New Technologies
o Windows Presentation Foundation
o Windows Workflow Foundation
o Windows Communication Foundation
o Windows CardSpace
Common Language Runtime
o Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)
o Common Type System (CTS)
o Managed and unmanaged code
o Metadata
o Common Language Specification (CLS)
o Virtual Execution System (VES)
o Intermediate Language (IL)
o Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation
o .NET assemblies
o The CLR components
o The CLR benefits
o Managed execution process
o Automatic memory management
.NET Framework Class Library
o What is the class library?
o The class library functions
o Classes in the class library
o System namespace
o System.IO namespace
o System. Data Namespace
o System.Windows.Forms namespace
o System.Windows.Forms.Design namespace
o System.Xml namespace
o Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace
