What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?

Categories >> Software >> Microsoft Related >> ASP.NET
Suggest New Category

Question Posted / .netguru

18 Answers
61818 Views
Infosys, JK Associates, Persistent, TATA, Technosoft, Wipro, I also Faced
E-Mail Answers

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / madhuri

EXE file is a excutable file which runs in a seperate
process which is managed by OS,where as a DLL file is a
dynamic link library which can be used in exe files and
other dll files.
In .net frame work both are assemblies.

Is This Answer Correct ?

118 Yes

7 No

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / sivaprasad

DLL:
1)it has versioning
2)it is not self executable
3)it runs in application process memory
4)it has no entry point
5)it is reusable

Exe:
1)it is self executable
2)it has no versioning
3)it runs in own memory
4)it have main function(Entry point)
5)it is self executable

Note:DLL is Superset of Exe

Is This Answer Correct ?

95 Yes

6 No

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / selvavelan.s

EXE file has Entry point, but in dll no Entry point.

Is This Answer Correct ?

67 Yes

9 No

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / govardhan

EXE is a Self Executable File where as dll is not self
executable file,To run dll file we need a exe file

Is This Answer Correct ?

62 Yes

7 No

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / apekshit sharma

The full form of EXE is Executable file and DLL is Dynamic
Link Library.

Is This Answer Correct ?

59 Yes

16 No

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / shahid

DLL:
1)it has versioning
2)it is not self executable
3)it runs in application process memory
4)it has no entry point
5)it is reusable
6)Out Process Server

Exe:
1)it is self executable
2)it has no versioning
3)it runs in own memory
4)it have main function(Entry point)
5)it is self executable
6) In Process Server