name attribute
@ Assembly directive, 202
<authentication>, 531, 533
<httpModules>, 545
<securityPolicy>, 539
Namespace attribute
@ Import directive, 200
@ Register directive, 201
Namespace…End Namespace syntax, 56
Namespace keyword, 349
namespace level variables, 56
NamespaceName, Web services, 407
namespaces
case sensitivity, 228–29, 278
classes grouped by, 80
custom server controls, 349
defined, 50
importing, 200, 223
overview of, 5–6
variable, 56
Web services and, 408–9, 415, 433
naming conventions
case sensitivity, 55, 228–29, 278
event handling, 220
GAC assemblies, 468
page titles, 440
parameters, 296
scope, 57
SQL Server .NET Data Provider classes, 278
variables, 54
nesting, namespaces, 56
.NET
C# and, 8
common language runtime, 4–5
data providers, 276–78, 283
garbage collector, 6
inheritance, 6
languages, 5–9
managed assemblies, 5
Passport authentication, 165, 181
paths to common tools, 572–74
QuickStart samples, 147–48
SDK, 352
text editors, 7
tools, 6–9
Visual Basic .NET, 8
Visual Studio .NET, 7
.NET Framework
ADO.NET datasets, 275
class library, 5–6
configuring, 124–25
installing, 559
languages, 6–9
overview of, 3–4
SDK debugger, 490
Network Service, 177–78
newgroups, Microsoft programming, 49
New Project dialog box, 39–40, 64–68
Next_Click event handler, 252
ngen.exe, 5
Northwind.mdb database, 292–94
Notepad, 352
Now keyword, 70
NTFS file system, 130, 174–75
NTLM (Integrated Windows) authentication, 163. See also Windows authentication
numeric characters, passwords, 143
numRecompilesBeforeAppStart attribute, <compilation>, 521