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QUESTION 1

QUESTION
What is .NET?

ANSWER
.NET is essentially a framework for software development. It is similar in nature to any other software development
framework (J2EE etc) in that it provides a set of runtime containers/capabilities, and a rich set of pre-built
functionality in the form of class libraries and APIs
The .NET Framework is an environment for building, deploying, and running Web Services and other applications. It
consists of three main parts: the Common Language Runtime, the Framework classes, and ASP.NET.

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QUESTION 2

QUESTION
How many languages .NET is supporting now?

ANSWER
When .NET was introduced it came with several languages. VB.NET, C#, COBOL and Perl, etc. The site
DotNetLanguages.Net says 44 languages are supported.

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QUESTION 3

QUESTION
How is .NET able to support multiple languages?

ANSWER
A language should comply with the Common Language Runtime standard to become a .NET language. In .NET,
code is compiled to Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL for short). This is called as Managed Code. This
Managed code is run in .NET environment. So after compilation to this IL the language is not a barrier. A code can
call or use a function written in another language.

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QUESTION 4

QUESTION
How do you validate the controls in an ASP .NET page?

ANSWER
Using special validation controls that are meant for this. We have Range Validator, Email Validator.

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QUESTION 5

QUESTION
Can the validation be done in the server side? Or this can be done only in the Client
side?
ANSWER
Client side is done by default. Server side validation is also possible. We can switch off the client side and server
side can be done.

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QUESTION 6

QUESTION
What are Attributes?

ANSWER
Attributes are declarative tags in code that insert additional metadata into an assembly. There exist two types of
attributes in the .NET Framework: Predefined attributes such as AssemblyVersion, which already exist and are
accessed through the Runtime Classes; and custom attributes, which you write yourself by extending the
System.Attribute class.

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QUESTION 7

QUESTION
What is Web.config?

ANSWER
In classic ASP all Web site related information was stored in the metadata of IIS. This had the disadvantage that
remote Web developers couldn't easily make Web-site configuration changes. For example, if you want to add a
custom 404 error page, a setting needs to be made through the IIS admin tool, and you're Web host will likely
charge you a flat fee to do this for you. With ASP.NET, however, these settings are moved into an XML-formatted
text file (Web.config) that resides in the Web site's root directory. Through Web.config you can specify settings like
custom 404 error pages, authentication and authorization settings for the Web sitempilation options for the
ASP.NET Web pages, if tracing should be enabled, etc.
The Web.config file is an XML-formatted file. At the root level is the tag. Inside this tag you can add a number of
other tags, the most common and useful one being the system.web tag, where you will specify most of the Web
site configuration parameters. However, to specify application-wide settings you use the tag.
For example, if we wanted to add a database connection string parameter we could have a Web.config file like so.

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QUESTION 8

QUESTION
Explain what relationship is between a Process, Application Domain, and
Application?
ANSWER
Each process is allocated its own block of available RAM space, no process can access another process code or
data. If the process crashes, it dies alone without taking the entire OS or a bunch of other applications down.
A process is an instance of a running application. An application is an executable on the hard drive or network.
There can be numerous processes launched of the same application (5 copies of Word running), but 1 process
can run just 1 application.

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QUESTION 9

QUESTION
What is a formatter?

ANSWER
A formatter is an object that is responsible for encoding and serializing data into messages on one end, and
deserializing and decoding messages into data on the other end.

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QUESTION 10

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What is Delegation?

ANSWER
A delegate acts like a strongly type function pointer. Delegates can invoke the methods that they reference without
making explicit calls to those methods.
Delegate is an entity that is entrusted with the task of representation, assign or passing on information. In code
sense, it means a Delegate is entrusted with a Method to report information back to it when a certain task (which
the Method expects) is accomplished outside the Method's class.

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QUESTION 11

QUESTION
Write a query to find the total number of rows in a table?

ANSWER
Select count(*) from t_employee;

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QUESTION 12

QUESTION
Write a query to eliminate duplicate records in the results of a table?

ANSWER
Select distinct * from t_employee;

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QUESTION 13

QUESTION
Write a query to insert a record into a table?

ANSWER
Insert into t_employee values ('empid35','Barack','Obama');

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QUESTION 14

QUESTION
Write a query to delete a record from a table?

ANSWER
delete from t_employee where id='empid35';

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QUESTION 15

QUESTION
Write a query to display a row using index?

ANSWER
For this, the indexed column of the table needs to be set as a parameter in the
where clause
select * from t_employee where id='43';

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QUESTION 16

QUESTION
Write a query to fetch the highest record in a table, based on a record, say salary
field in the t_salary table?
ANSWER
Select max(salary) from t_salary;

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QUESTION 17

QUESTION
Write a query to fetch the first 3 characters of the field designation from the table
t_employee?
ANSWER
Select substr(designation,1,3) from t_employee; -- Note here that the substr function has been used.

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QUESTION 18

QUESTION
Write a query to concatenate two fields, say Designation and Department belonging
to a table t_employee?
ANSWER
Select Designation + + Department from t_employee;

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QUESTION 19

QUESTION
What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL in SQL?

ANSWER
UNION is an SQL keyword used to merge the results of two or more tables using a Select statement, containing the
same fields, with removed duplicate values. UNION ALL does the same, however it persists duplicate values.

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QUESTION 20

QUESTION
If there are 4 SQL Select statements joined using Union and Union All, how many
times should a Union be used to remove duplicate rows?
ANSWER
One time.

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QUESTION 21

QUESTION
Explain the differences between Server-side and Client-side code?

ANSWER
Server side code will execute at server (where the website is hosted) end, & all the business logic will execute at
server end where as client side code will execute at client side (usually written in javascript, vbscript, jscript) at
browser end.

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QUESTION 22

QUESTION
What type of code (server or client) is found in a Code-Behind class?

ANSWER
Server side code.

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QUESTION 23

QUESTION
How to make sure that value is entered in an asp:Textbox control?

ANSWER
Use a RequiredFieldValidator control.

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QUESTION 24

QUESTION
Which property of a validation control is used to associate it with a server control
on that page?
ANSWER
ControlToValidate property.

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QUESTION 25

QUESTION
How would you implement inheritance using VB.NET & C#?

ANSWER
C# Derived Class : Baseclass
VB.NEt : Derived Class Inherits Baseclass

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QUESTION 26

QUESTION
Which method is invoked on the DataAdapter control to load the generated dataset
with data?
ANSWER
Fill() method.

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QUESTION 27

QUESTION
How many ways can we maintain the state of a page?

ANSWER
1. Client Side - Query string, hidden variables, viewstate, cookies
2. Server side - application , cache, context, session, database

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QUESTION 28

QUESTION
What is the use of a multicast delegate?

ANSWER
A multicast delegate may be used to call more than one method.

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QUESTION 29

QUESTION
What is the use of Singleton pattern?

ANSWER
A Singleton pattern .is used to make sure that only one instance of a class exists.

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QUESTION 30

QUESTION
What is encapsulation?

ANSWER
Encapsulation is the OOPs concept of binding the attributes and behaviors in a class, hiding the implementation of
the class and exposing the functionality.

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QUESTION 31

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What is a data type? How many types of data types are there in .NET?

ANSWER
A data type is a data storage format that can contain a specific type or range of values. Whenever you declare variables,
each variable must be assigned a specific data type. Some common data types include integers, floating point,
characters, and strings. The following are the two types of data types available in .NET:
Value type - Refers to the data type that contains the data. In other words, the exact value or the data is directly stored in
this data type. It means that when you assign a value type variable to another variable, then it copies the value rather than
copying the reference of that variable. When you create a value type variable, a single space in memory is allocated to
store the value (stack memory). Primitive data types, such as int, float, and char are examples of value type variables.
Reference type - Refers to a data type that can access data by reference. Reference is a value or an address that accesses
a particular data by address, which is stored elsewhere in memory (heap memory). You can say that reference is the
physical address of data, where the data is stored in memory or in the storage device. Some built-in reference types
variables in .Net are string, array, and object.

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QUESTION 32

QUESTION
Is String a Reference Type or Value Type in .NET?

ANSWER
String is a Reference Type object.

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QUESTION 33

QUESTION
Can a single .NET DLL contain multiple classes?

ANSWER
Yes, a single .NET DLL may contain any number of classes within it.

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QUESTION 34

QUESTION
What is a CompositeControl in .NET?

ANSWER
CompositeControl is an abstract class in .NET that is inherited by those web controls that contain child controls
within them.

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QUESTION 35

QUESTION
What are the new features in .NET 2.0?

ANSWER
Plenty of new controls, Generics, anonymous methods, partial classes, iterators, property visibility (separate
visibility for get and set) and static classes.

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QUESTION 36

QUESTION
What are Partial Classes in Asp.Net 2.0?

ANSWER
In .NET 2.0, a class definition may be split into multiple physical files but partial classes do not make any difference
to the compiler as during compile time, the compiler groups all the partial classes and treats them as a single
class.

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QUESTION 37

QUESTION
What is a IL?

ANSWER
(IL)Intermediate Language is also known as MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language) or CIL (Common Intermediate
Language). All .NET source code is compiled to IL. This IL is then converted to machine code at the point where
the software is installed, or at run-time by a Just-In- Time (JIT) compiler.

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QUESTION 38

QUESTION
What is a CTS?

ANSWER
CTS defines all of the basic types that can be used in the .NET Framework and the operations performed on those
type.
All this time we have been talking about language interoperability, and .NET Class Framework. None of this is
possible without all the language sharing the same data types. What this means is that an int should mean the
same in VB, VC++, C# and all other .NET compliant languages. This is achieved through introduction of Common
Type System (CTS).

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QUESTION 39

QUESTION
What is "Common Language Specification" (CLS)?

ANSWER
CLS is the collection of the rules and constraints that every language (that seeks to achieve .NET compatibility)
must follow. It is a subsection of CTS and it specifies how it shares and extends one another libraries.

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QUESTION 40

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What is "Common Language Runtime" (CLR)?

ANSWER
CLR is .NET equivalent of Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It is the runtime that converts a MSIL code into the host machine
language code, which is then executed appropriately. The CLR is the execution engine for .NET Framework applications. It
provides a number of services, including:
- Code management (loading and execution)

- Exception handling, including cross-language exceptions

- Application memory isolation

- Interoperation between managed code, COM objects, and pre-

- Verification of type safety

existing DLL's (unmanaged code and data)

- Conversion of IL to native code.

- Automation of object layout

- Access to metadata (enhanced type information)

- Support for developer services (profiling, debugging, and so

- Managing memory for managed objects

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QUESTION 41

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What is a Managed Code?

ANSWER
Managed code runs inside the environment of CLR i.e. .NET runtime. In short all IL are managed code. But if you
are using some third party software example VB6 or VC++ component they are unmanaged code as .NET
runtime (CLR) does not have control over the source code execution of the language.

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QUESTION 42

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What is an assembly?

ANSWER
An assembly is a collection of one or more .exe or dlls. An assembly is the fundamental unit for application
development and deployment in the .NET Framework. An assembly contains a collection of types and resources
that are built to work together and form a logical unit of functionality. An assembly provides the CLR with the
information it needs to be aware of type implementations.

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QUESTION 43

QUESTION
What are the different types of Assembly?

ANSWER
There are two types of assembly Private and Public assembly. A private assembly is normally used by a single
application, and is stored in the application's directory, or a sub-directory beneath. A shared assembly is normally
stored in the global assembly cache, which is a repository of assemblies maintained by the .NET runtime. Shared
assemblies are usually libraries of code which many applications will find useful, e.g. Crystal report classes which
will be used by all application for Reports.

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QUESTION 44

QUESTION
What is Difference between NameSpace and Assembly?

ANSWER
Following are the differences between namespace and assembly :

Assembly is physical grouping of logical units. Namespace logically groups classes.

Namespace can span multiple assembly.

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QUESTION 45

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What is Manifest?

ANSWER
Assembly metadata is stored in Manifest. Manifest contains all the metadata needed to do the following things:

Version of assembly

Security identity

Scope of the assembly

Resolve references to resources and classes.

The assembly manifest can be stored in either a PE file (an .exe or .dll) with Microsoft intermediate language
(MSIL) code or in a stand-alone PE file that contains only assembly manifest information.

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QUESTION 46

QUESTION
What is garbage collection?

ANSWER
Garbage collection is a CLR feature which automatically manages memory. Programmers forget to release the
objects while coding ..... Laziness (Remember in VB6 where one of the good practices is to set object to nothing).
CLR automatically releases objects when they are no longer in use and refernced. CLR runs on non-deterministic
to see the unused objects and cleans them. One side effect of this non-deterministic feature is that we cannot
assume an object is destroyed when it goes out of the scope of a function. Therefore, we should not put code into
a class destructor to release resources.

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QUESTION 47

QUESTION
What is concept of Boxing and Unboxing ?

ANSWER
Boxing is used to convert value types to object.
E.g. int x = 1;
object obj = x ;
Unboxing is used to convert the object back to the value type.
E.g. int y = (int)obj;
Boxing/unboxing is quiet an expensive operation.

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QUESTION 48

QUESTION
Define Overriding?

ANSWER
Overriding is a concept where a method in a derived class uses the same name, return type, and arguments as a
method in its base class. In other words, if the derived class contains its own implementation of the method rather
than using the method in the base class, the process is called overriding.

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QUESTION 49

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Can you use multiple inheritance in .NET?

ANSWER
.NET supports only single inheritance. However the purpose is accomplished using multiple interfaces.

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QUESTION 51

QUESTION
What are events and delegates?

ANSWER
An event is a message sent by a control to notify the occurrence of an action. However it is not known which object
receives the event. For this reason, .NET provides a special type called Delegate which acts as an intermediary
between the sender object and receiver object.

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QUESTION 51

QUESTION
What is a connection pool?

ANSWER
A connection pool is a collection of connections which are shared between the clients requesting one. Once the
connection is closed, it returns back to the pool. This allows the connections to be reused.

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QUESTION 52

QUESTION
What is code review?

ANSWER
The process of examining the source code generally through a peer, to verify it against best practices.

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QUESTION 53

QUESTION
What is BLOB?

ANSWER
A BLOB (binary large object) is a large item such as an image or an exe represented in binary form.

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QUESTION 54

QUESTION
What is a COM Callable Wrapper (CCW)?

ANSWER
CCW is a wrapper created by the common language runtime(CLR) that enables COM components to access .NET
objects.

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QUESTION 55

QUESTION
What is a Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW)?

ANSWER
RCW is a wrapper created by the common language runtime(CLR) to enable .NET components to call COM
components.

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QUESTION 56

QUESTION
What is MSIL?

ANSWER
When the code is compiled, the compiler translates your code into Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL). The
common language runtime includes a JIT compiler for converting this MSIL then to native code.
MSIL contains metadata that is the key to cross language interoperability. Since this metadata is standardized
across all .NET languages, a program written in one language can understand the metadata and execute code,
written in a different language. MSIL includes instructions for loading, storing, initializing, and calling methods on
objects, as well as instructions for arithmetic and logical operations, control flow, direct memory access, exception
handling, and other operations.

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QUESTION 57

QUESTION
What is JIT?

ANSWER
JIT is a compiler that converts MSIL to native code. The native code consists of hardware specific instructions that
can be executed by the CPU.
Rather than converting the entire MSIL (in a portable executable[PE]file) to native code, the JIT converts the MSIL
as it is needed during execution. This converted native code is stored so that it is accessible for subsequent calls.

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QUESTION 58

QUESTION
What is GAC? What are the steps to create an assembly and add it to the GAC?

ANSWER
The global assembly cache (GAC) is a machine-wide code cache that stores assemblies specifically designated to
be shared by several applications on the computer. You should share assemblies by installing them into the global
assembly cache only when you need to.
Steps
- Create a strong name using sn.exe tool eg: sn -k mykey.snk
- in AssemblyInfo.cs, add the strong name eg: [assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("mykey.snk")]
- recompile project, and then install it to GAC in two ways :

drag & drop it to assembly folder (C:\WINDOWS\assembly OR C:\WINNT\assembly) (shfusion.dll tool)

gacutil -i abc.dll

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QUESTION 59

QUESTION
What is the caspol.exe tool used for?

ANSWER
The caspol tool grants and modifies permissions to code groups at the user policy, machine policy, and enterprise
policy levels.

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QUESTION 60

QUESTION
What is Ilasm.exe used for?

ANSWER
Ilasm.exe is a tool that generates PE files from MSIL code. You can run the resulting executable to determine
whether the MSIL code performs as expected.

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QUESTION 61

QUESTION
What is Ildasm.exe used for?

ANSWER
Ildasm.exe is a tool that takes a PE file containing the MSIL code as a parameter and creates a text file that
contains managed code.

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QUESTION 62

QUESTION
What is the ResGen.exe tool used for?

ANSWER
ResGen.exe is a tool that is used to convert resource files in the form of .txt or .resx files to common language
runtime binary .resources files that can be compiled into satellite assemblies.

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QUESTION 63

QUESTION
What is a digital signature?

ANSWER
A digital signature is an electronic signature used to verify/guarantee the identity of the individual who is sending the
message.

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QUESTION 64

QUESTION
Name the classes that are introduced in the System.Numerics namespace.

ANSWER
The following two new classes are introduced in the System.Numerics namespace:
BigInteger - Refers to a non-primitive integral type, which is used to hold a value of any size. It has no lower and
upper limit, making it possible for you to perform arithmetic calculations with very large numbers, even with the
numbers which cannot hold by double or long.
Complex - Represents complex numbers and enables different arithmetic operations with complex numbers. A
number represented in the form a + bi, where a is the real part, and b is the imaginary part, is a complex number.

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QUESTION 65

QUESTION
Explain memory-mapped files.

ANSWER
Memory-mapped files (MMFs) allow you map the content of a file to the logical address of an application. These files
enable the multiple processes running on the same machine to share data with each Other. The
MemoryMappedFile.CreateFromFile() method is used to obtain a MemoryMappedFile object that represents a
persisted memory-mapped file from a file on disk.
These files are included in the System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles namespace. This namespace contains four classes
and three enumerations to help you access and secure your file mappings

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QUESTION 66

QUESTION
Which method do you use to enforce garbage collection in .NET?

ANSWER
The System.GC.Collect() method.

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QUESTION 67

QUESTION
State the differences between the Dispose() and Finalize().

ANSWER
CLR uses the Dispose and Finalize methods to perform garbage collection of run-time objects of .NET applications.
The Finalize method is called automatically by the runtime. CLR has a garbage collector (GC), which periodically
checks for objects in heap that are no longer referenced by any object or program. It calls the Finalize method to
free the memory used by such objects. The Dispose method is called by the programmer. Dispose is another
method to release the memory used by an object. The Dispose method needs to be explicitly called in code to
dereference an object from the heap. The Dispose method can be invoked only by the classes that implement the
IDisposable interface.

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QUESTION 68

QUESTION
What are tuples?

ANSWER
Tuple is a fixed-size collection that can have elements of either same or different data types. Similar to arrays, a
user must have to specify the size of a tuple at the time of declaration. Tuples are allowed to hold up from 1 to 8
elements and if there are more than 8 elements, then the 8th element can be defined as another tuple. Tuples can
be specified as parameter or return type of a method.

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QUESTION 69

QUESTION
Which is the root namespace for fundamental types in .NET Framework?

ANSWER
System.Object is the root namespace for fundamental types in .NET Framework.

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QUESTION 70

QUESTION
Define variable and constant.

ANSWER
A variable can be defined as a meaningful name that is given to a data storage location in the computer memory
that contains a value. Every variable associated with a data type determines what type of value can be stored in
the variable, for example an integer, such as 100, a decimal, such as 30.05, or a character, such as 'A'.
You can declare variables by using the following syntax:
<Data_type> <variable_name> ;
A constant is similar to a variable except that the value, which you assign to a constant, cannot be changed, as in
case of a variable. Constants must be initialized at the same time they are declared. You can declare constants by
using the following syntax:
const int interestRate = 10;

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QUESTION
Which statement is used to replace multiple if-else statements in code?

ANSWER
In Visual Basic, the Select-Case statement is used to replace multiple If - Else statements and in C#, the switchcase statement is used to replace multiple if-else statements.

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QUESTION
What is an identifier?

ANSWER
Identifiers are northing but names given to various entities uniquely identified in a program. The name of identifiers
must differ in spelling or casing. For example, MyProg and myProg are two different identifiers. Programming
languages, such as C# and Visual Basic, strictly restrict the programmers from using any keyword as identifiers.
Programmers cannot develop a class whose name is public, because, public is a keyword used to specify the
accessibility of data in programs.

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QUESTION
Can one DLL file contain the compiled code of more than one .NET language?

ANSWER
No, a DLL file can contain the compiled code of only one programming language.

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QUESTION
What is Native Image Generator?

ANSWER
The Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) is a tool that creates a native image from an assembly and stores that
image to native image cache on the computer. Whenever, an assembly is run, this native image is automatically
used to compile the original assembly. In this way, this tool improves the performance of the managed application
by loading and executing an assembly faster.
Note that native images are files that consist of compiled processor-specific machine code. The Ngen.exe tool
installs these files on to the local computer.

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QUESTION
Name the MSIL Disassembler utility that parses any .NET Framework assembly and
shows the information in human readable format
ANSWER
The Ildasm.exe utility.

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QUESTION
What is the significance of the Strong Name tool?

ANSWER
The Strong Name utility (sn.exe) helps in creating unique public-private key pair files that are called strong name
files and signing assemblies with them. It also allows key management, signature generation, and signature
verification.

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QUESTION
Discuss the concept of strong names.

ANSWER
Whenever, an assembly is deployed in GAC to make it shared, a strong name needs to be assigned to it for its
unique identification. A strong name contains an assembly's complete identity - the assembly name, version
number, and culture information of an assembly. A public key and a digital signature, generated over the
assembly, are also contained in a strong name. A strong name makes an assembly identical in GAC.

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QUESTION
What is the difference between .EXE and .DLL files?

ANSWER
EXE

DLL

1. It is an executable file, which can be run independently. 1. It is Dynamic Link Library that is used as a part of EXE
2. EXE is an out-process component, which means that it or other DLLs. It cannot be run independently.
runs in a separate process.
3. It cannot be reused in an application.

2. It runs in the application process memory, so it is called

4. It has a main function.

3. It can be reused in an application.

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QUESTION
Which utility allows you to reference an assembly in an application?

ANSWER
An assembly can be referenced by using the gacutil.exe utility with the /r option. The /r option requires a reference
type, a reference ID, and a description.

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QUESTION
The AssemblyInfo.cs file stores the assembly configuration information and other
information, such as the assembly name, version, company name, and trademark

information. (True/False).

ANSWER
True.

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QUESTION
What are code contracts?

ANSWER
Code contracts help you to express the code assumptions and statements stating the behavior of your code in a
language-neutral way. The contracts are included in the form of pre-conditions, post-conditions and objectinvariants. The contracts help you to improve-testing by enabling run-time checking, static contract verification,
and documentation generation.
The System.Diagnostics.Contracts namespace contains static classes that are used to express contracts in your
code.

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QUESTION
What are Merge Module projects?

ANSWER
Merge Module projects enable creation and deployment of code that can be shared by multiple applications. This
may include Dlls, resource files, registry based entries etc. The Windows database also keeps track of a
reference count for those projects.

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QUESTION
What is a Serviced component?

ANSWER
A serviced component is a class that is inside all the CLS-complaint languages. It derives directly or indirectly from
the System.EnterpriseServices.ServicedComponent class. This way of configuring the classes allows to be
hosted in a COM+ application and is able to use COM+ services.

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QUESTION
What is a flat file?

ANSWER
A flat file is the name given to text, which can be read or written only sequentially.

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QUESTION
What is an XML Web service?

ANSWER
XML Web Service is a unit of code that can be accessed independent of platforms and systems. They are used to
interchange data between different systems in different machines for interoperability using HTTP protocols.
Requests are made and responses are returned in the form of XML as XML is language and platform
independent.

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QUESTION
Describe the steps to deploy a web service.

ANSWER
a. Using xcopy or Publish wizard copy the file to the destination server.
b. Make the destination directory a virtual directory in IIS.

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QUESTION
What is MIME?

ANSWER
The definition of MIME or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions as stated in MSDN is MIME is a standard that can
be used to include content of various types in a single message. MIME extends the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP) format of mail messages to include multiple content, both textual and non-textual. Parts of the message
may be images, audio, or text in different character sets. The MIME standard derives from RFCs such as 2821
and 2822

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QUESTION
What are mock-ups?

ANSWER
Mock-ups are a set of designs in the form of screens, diagrams, snapshots etc., that helps verify the design and
acquire feedback about the applications requirements and use cases, at an early stage of the design process.

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QUESTION
What is logging?

ANSWER
Logging is the process of persisting information about the status of an application.

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QUESTION
Whats a Windows process in .NET?

ANSWER
Windows Process is an application thats running and had been allocated memory in .NET

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QUESTION
How to manage pagination in a page?

ANSWER
Using pagination option in DataGrid control. We have to set the number of records for a page, then it takes care of
pagination by itself.

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QUESTION
What is smart navigation?

ANSWER
The cursor position is maintained when the page gets refreshed due to the server side validation and the page gets
refreshed.

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QUESTION
How do you trigger the Paint event in System.Drawing?

ANSWER
Invalidate the current form, the OS will take care of repainting. The Update method forces the repaint.

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QUESTION
How do you assign RGB color to a System.Drawing.Color onject?

ANSWER
Call the static method FromArgb of this class and pass it the RGB values in .NET

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QUESTION
Whats a proxy of the server object in .NET Remoting?

ANSWER
Its a fake copy of the server object that resides on the client side and behaves as if it was the server. It handles the
communication between real server object and the client object. This process is also known as the marshaling.

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QUESTION
What are Channels in .NET Remoting?

ANSWER
Channels represent the objects that transfer the other serialized objects from one application domain to another and
from one computer to another, as well as one process to another on the same box. A Channel must exist before
an object can be transferred.

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QUESTION
Whats singlecall activation mode used for in .NET?

ANSWER
If the server object is instantiated for responding to just one single request, the request should be made in
SingleCall mode in .NET

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QUESTION
Whats Singleton activation mode in .NET?

ANSWER
A Single object is instantiated of the number of clients accessing it. Lifetime of this object is determined by lifetime
lease.

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QUESTION
How do you define the lease of the object in .NET?

ANSWER
By Implementing Ilease interface when writing the class code in .NET

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QUESTION
Can you configure a .NET Remoting object via XML file?

ANSWER
Yes, via machine.config and application level .config file (or web.config in ASP.NET). Application-level XML settings
take precedence over machine.config.

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