Define split entity

An entity type that is mapped to two separate types in the storage model.

Define scalar property

A property of an entity that maps to a single field in the storage model.

Define EntityClient

System.Data.EntityClient is a storage-independent ADO.NET data provider that contains classes such as EntityConnection, EntityCommand, and EntityDataReader. Works with Entity SQL and connects to storage specific ADO.NET data providers, such as SqlClient.

Define VSM

               In WPF 4.0 provides better support to modify the visual state o the control in the control template class with the help o the visualstatemanager class.

Define LINQ To Entities

LINQ to Entities provides Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) support for querying entities.

LINQ to Entities enables developers to write queries against the database using one of the supported .NET Framework programming languages such as Visual Basic or Visual C#.

Purpose of the MustInherit keyword in VB.NET

MustInherit keyword in VB.NET is used to create an abstract class.

prevent inheritance of a class in .NET

Use the keyword NotInheritable in VB.NET and sealed in C#.

Define Entity SQL

Entity SQL is a SQL-like storage-independent language, designed to query and manipulate rich object graphs of objects based on the Entity Data Model (EDM).

prevent overriding of a class in .NET

Use the keyword NotOverridable in VB.NET and sealed in C#.

Is it possible to create a shared event in .NET

Yes, but shared events may only be raised by shared methods.