.NET is a technology that encompass .net framework through which various web-desktop application can be made using languages ASP.NET,VB.NET,etc.
Various versions of .NET FrameWork are :
The Core part of .net framework is
CLR(COMMON LANGUAGE RUNTIME) that manages the execution of .net code.
The Common Language Runtime (CLR) is the virtual machine component of Microsoft's .NET framework and is responsible for managing the execution of .NET programs. In a process known as just-in-time compilation, the compiled code is converted into machine instructions that, in turn, are executed by the computer's CPU.[1] The CLR provides additional services including memory management, type safety and exception handling. All programs written for the .NET framework, regardless of programming language, are executed by the CLR. It provides exception handling, garbage collection and thread management. CLR is common to all versions of the .NET framework.
