.NET - .NET Assemblies

Whenever, an assembly is deployed in GAC to make it shared, a strong name needs to be assigned to it for its unique identification. A strong name contains an assembly's complete identity - the assembly name, version number, and culture information of an assembly. A public key and a digital signature, generated over the assembly, are also contained in a strong name. A strong name makes an assembly identical in GAC.

EXE

1. It is an executable file, which can be run independently.
2. EXE is an out-process component, which means that it runs in a separate process.
3. It cannot be reused in an application.
4. It has a main function.

DLL

1. It is Dynamic Link Library that is used as a part of EXE or other DLLs. It cannot be run independently.
2. It runs in the application process memory, so it is called as in-process component.
3. It can be reused in an application.
4. It does not have a main function.

An assembly can be referenced by using the gacutil.exe utility with the /r option. The /r option requires a reference type, a reference ID, and a description.

True.