1. An Introduction to Visual Basic.NET

2. What is.NET.Net is a new framework for developing windows-based and web-based applications within the Microsoft environment. The framework offers a new set of software development tools that are superior to the old tools. The framework offers a fundamental shift in Microsoft strategy: it moves application development from client-centric to server- centric.

3. Visual Basic.NET Seventh generation of the most popular programming language produced by Microsoft. Creates applications for business, engineering, medicine, education, entertainment and many other fields. Very easy to learn. Powerful enough to meet the needs of most programmers.

4. Three Steps to a VB.NET Project Create the program's user interface. Write the program source code that makes the program do what it's supposed to do. Compile the program into an executable file that can be run as a standalone application (that is, the application can be run without being loaded into Visual Basic.NET).