Contact Us - Tell A Friend - Make a Donation - Free-Ed.Net Home

About this Course

This course is intended for serious computer hobbyists, IT students, and IT professionals.

The free online textbook for this course is Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET 2003 in 21 Days. You should begin by reading the complete Introduction to the book.

Indicates links that take you away from the Free-Ed.Net site. Use the links on these offsite pages carefully, and use the Back function on your browser to return to the assigments.

Lesson 1. Introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework

Read the Introduction

Reading Assignments

Read the following sections from your free online textbook:

1-1 What Is .NET?

1-2 Windows of the Past

1-3 The Common Language Runtime

1-4 Understanding the Common Language Specification

1-5 Understanding the Common Type System

1-6 Handling Memory and Garbage

1-7 The .NET Framework Class Library

1-8 What about C++?

1-9 .NET Servers and the Future of .NET

 

Learning Activities

1. Use this search box to refine and expand your understanding of new terms and concepts in the reading assignments.

2. Read the Summary of the lesson.
3. Study the Q&A.
4. Take the Quiz to test your understanding.
5. Complete the hands-on Exercises.

   Return here after completing your hands-on exercises.

Copyright © 2005 SweetHaven Publishing Services
All Rights Reserved