Assembly

• Compiled source code of .net application is known as an Assembly.
  
• An assembly with an entry point i.e., main method is called as an application with .exe extension.
  
• An assembly without an entry point i.e., main method is called as a class library with .dll extension.
  
• Assemblies are 3 types:
  
  • Private assemblies
    
  • Shared assemblies
    
  • Satellite assemblies
    
• An assembly consists of four internal parts:
  
  • Assembly Manifest or Metadata
    
  • Type Metadata
    
  • IL code
    
  • Resource files