What is CLR

common language runtime is the execution engine for .NET Framework applications.
Provideing

• Enforcement of code access security
• Exception handling
• Interoperation COM objects, and pre-existing DLLs
• Automation of object layout
• Code management (loading and execution)
• Application memory isolation
• type safety
• Convert IL to native code
• Access to metadata
• memory management

What is the common type system (CTS)?

What is the Common Language Specification (CLS)?

What is the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)?

What is managed code and managed data?