0 COMPONENTS OF THE .NET FRAMEWORK

The vb.net framework  is divided into two main components such as :-

1. vb.net framework class library
2. common language runtime(clr)  

1.    VB.NET FRAMEWORK CLASS LIBRARY=> The vb.net framework class library consists of segment of pre - written code called classes that provide many of the function that you need for developing vb.net application .for instance ,the windows forms classes are used for developing windows forms application.

2. COMMON LANGUAGE RUNTIME(CLR)=> It can provide the service that are needed for 

executing any application that developed with one of the vb.net language.This is possible because all of the vb.net language compile to a common intermediate language .The common language runtime (clr) provides the common type system that define the data types that are used by the vb.net language.That way ,we can use more then one of the vb.net language as ,we develop a single application without worrying about incompatible data types.