PAN Card Explanation

PAN is a 10 digit alpha numeric number, where the first 5 characters are letters, the next 4 numbers and the last one a letter again. These 10 characters can be divided in five parts as can be seen below. The meaning of each number has been explained further.   First three characters are alphabetic series running from AAA to ZZZ Fourth character of PAN represents the status of the PAN holder. C — Company P — Person H — HUF(Hindu Undivided Family) F — Firm A — Association of Persons (AOP) T — AOP (Trust) B — Body of … Click here to continue reading.

What is managed and unmanaged code?

The .NET framework provides several core run-time services to the programs that run within it – for example exception handling and security. For these services to work, the code must provide a minimum level of information to the runtime. i.e., code executing under the control of the CLR is called managed code. For example, any code written in C# or Visual Basic .NET is managed code. Code that runs outside the CLR is referred to as unmanaged code. COM components, ActiveX components, and Win32 API functions are examples of unmanaged code. The .NET Framework provides a run-time environment called the Common … Click here to continue reading.