C# 5 and .NET 4.5 Chap 1

Mono and Portable.NET

2 most popular open source distributions of the CLI that targets multiple environments

csc.exe

C# compiler file name

mscoree.dll (Common Object Runtime Execution Engine)

CLR library that is loaded automatically when an assembly is referenced for use

Metadata

Contained in assemblies that describe in detail the characteristics of every type within the binary

Manifest

Contains information about the current version of the assembly, culture information, and a list of all externally referenced assemblies that are required for execution

C:\Windows\Assembly

Default directory for the GAC (Global Assembly Cache)

CTS Common Type System

Describes all possible data types and programming constructs supported by the CLR

CLI Common Language Infrastructure

ECMA International standard specification that enables third parties to build distributions of the .NET platform

Jitter

Friendly name of the Just In Time compiler

mscorlib.dll

Key assembly of the base class library that contains core types used by all .NET languages

ildasm.exe (Intermediate Language Disassembler)

Loads a .NET assembly and displays its associated manifest, CIL code, and type metadata

GAC Global Assembly Cache

Location of the majority of the .NET Framework assemblies

Windows

Root namespace used by applications built for Windows 8

CLR Common Language Runtime

Runtime layer that locates, loads, and manages .NET types

CLS Common Language Specification

Subset of CTS that all .NET languages must use

[assembly: CLSCompliant(true)]

Tells the C# compiler to check for CLS compliance

BCL Base Class Library

Types provided by the .NET platform that can be used to build different types of software