Introducing ADO.NET

System Requirements

To proceed with the code examples shown in this chapter, you need to have Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express installed on your system. You also need to install the sample Northwind database, available for free from the MSDN Code Gallery at http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/northwind.

ADO.NET is the .NET Framework area that provides you with the ability to access data from databases. ADO.NET can be observed from two perspectives, known as connected and disconnected modes, and can access data from different data sources thanks to data providers. In the next sections you learn about providers and connection modes and how you can access data in a connected environment.

After completing these procedures, a recap ...

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