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Describe the basic schema of a .config file.

Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework

Configuration Files are standard XML files.

The elements that implement configuration settings are:
<configuration> Element is the top-level element for all configuration files.
<assemblyBinding> Element specifies assembly binding policy at the configuration level.
<linkedConfiguration> Element specifies a configuration file to include.

The configuration schema is for the machine configuration file, application configuration files, and the security configuration file. The following schemas describe their element purposes:

• Startup Settings Schema – specification of version of the CLR to be used.
• Runtime Settings Schema – configuration of assembly binding and runtime behavior.
• Network Settings Schema – specification of .NET connection to the Internet. \
• Cryptography Settings Schema - mapping friendly algorithm names to classes that implement cryptography algorithms.
• Configuration Sections Schema - creation and use of configuration sections for custom settings.
• Trace and Debug Settings Schema – specification of trace switches and listeners.
• Compiler and Language Provider Settings Schema – specification of compiler configuration for available language providers.
• Application Settings Schema – enabling Windows Forms or ASP.NET applications to store and retrieve application-scoped and user-scoped settings.