process assembly

library assembly

private assembly

shared assembly

satellite assembly

A .Net assembly is a self-contained package of code and/or resources. It contains a manifest that describes the contents of the assembly, along with dependencies. They typically end with the ".dll" file type.

COM can be accessed in .NET by using a reference Interop Assembly

There are total 2 types of assemblies 1. Private Assembly Private assembly are created each time in the folder so it increases the file size and Not safe. 2. Shared / Public Assembly Shared assembly can reside in common area called GAC which is .net assembly repository. Not created everytime u have to just register it with the GAC and add reference and use that

When any .NET assembly is compiled, it may reference any other .NET assemblies, regardless of the language that the code was written in.