What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?
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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.
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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 ? | 94 Yes | 6 No |
Answer / selvavelan.s
EXE file has Entry point, but in dll no Entry point.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 67 Yes | 9 No |
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 |
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 |
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
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 35 Yes | 5 No |
Answer / ravindra singh moyal
The full form of EXE is Executable file and DLL is Dynamic
Link Library.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 29 Yes | 6 No |
Answer / ramakanth
Exe....is self executable
dll....is not self executable.it uses another dll or exe to
execute
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 25 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / debmalya kundu
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
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 13 Yes | 0 No |
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