Microsoft ASP.NET

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ASP.NET is the latest version of Microsoft's Active Server Pages technology (ASP). ASP.NET is the next generation ASP, but it's not an upgraded version of ASP. ASP.NET is an entirely new technology for server-side scripting. It was written from the ground up and is not backward compatible with classic ASP. ASP.NET is the major part of the Microsoft's .NET Framework.

What Is ASP.NET?
ASP.NET is a server side scripting technology that enables scripts (embedded in Web pages) to be executed by an Internet server.

• ASP.NET is a Microsoft technology.
• ASP stands for Active Server Pages.
• ASP.NET is a program that runs inside IIS.
• IIS (Internet Information Services) is Microsoft's Internet server.
• IIS comes as a free component with Windows servers.
• IIS is also a part of Windows 2000 and XP Professional.

What Is an ASP.NET File?

• An ASP.NET file is just the same as an HTML file.
• An ASP.NET file can contain HTML, XML, and scripts.
• Scripts in an ASP.NET file are executed on the server.
• An ASP.NET file has the file extension “.aspx”.

How Does ASP.NET Work?

• When a browser requests an HTML file, the server returns the file.
• When a browser requests an ASP.NET file, IIS passes the request to the ASP.NET engine on the server.
• The ASP.NET engine reads the file, line by line, and executes the scripts in the file.
• Finally, the ASP.NET file is returned to the browser as plain HTML.