Monday, March 07, 2011

Basic Questions on Silverlight Technology

Table of Contents
  1. What is Microsoft Silverlight?
  2. Why use Silverlight?
  3. Which platforms does Silverlight support?
  4. Which browsers does Silverlight support?
  5. What are the system requirements for Silverlight?
  6. What is Moonlight?
  7. What are the goals of Moonlight?
  8. Is Silverlight free?
  9. What is the difference between Silverlight 1.0 and 2?
  10. What is the Silverlight plug-in?
  11. What is Silverlight Runtime?
  12. What is Silverlight SDK?
  13. What are the tools required to develop Silverlight applications?
  14. Which tool to use - Expression Studio or Visual Studio?
  15. What are the Silverlight versions available so far?
  16. What is a .xap file?
  17. How does XAP work?
  18. How do I use a .xap file?
  19. Can we add a reference to a Class Library project in a Silverlight application project?
  20. What is a Silverlight.js file?
  21. What is the use of the ClientBin folder?
  22. How to change the default page of a Silverlight application?
  23. What is XAML?
  24. What is the AppManifest.xml file?
  25. What files are contained within a .xap file?
  26. What is app.xaml?
  27. What is the Silverlight official name?
  28. What are the main features and benefits of Silverlight?
  29. What is MainPage.xaml?
  30. Which language is Silverlight developed in?
  31. Can I consume WCF and ASP.NET Web Services in Silverlight?
  32. What are Deep Zoom and Deep Zoom Composer?
  33. What is the difference between WPF and Silverlight?
  34. What is the difference between Silverlight and Flash?
  35. What is the difference between Silverlight and ASP.NET AJAX?
  36. What are the different Layout controls available in Silverlight applications?
  37. Are XAML files compiled or built at runtime?
  38. What is the long-term goal or vision for Silverlight?
  39. Do I need to have the .NET Framework installed in order to use Silverlight?
  40. What are the other RIA technologies besides Silverlight?
  41. What is meant by RIA?
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