What is Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and what is the purpose
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What is Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and what is the purpose of it?..

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Each computer where the common language runtime is installed
has a machine-wide code cache called the global assembly
cache. The global assembly cache stores assemblies
specifically designated to be shared by several applications
on the computer. You should share assemblies by installing
them into the global assembly cache only when you need to

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What is Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and what is the purpose of it?..

Answer / satyambabu

GAC(global assembly cache)is used where >net assembly
reside.GAC is used to following situations
-->>if the application has to be shared among several
aplications.
--->>if the assembly has some special security security
requiremnets like only administrators can remove the
assembly.

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