This document discusses ADO.NET, which is a data access technology that allows applications to connect to and manipulate data from various sources. It describes the core ADO.NET objects like Connection, Command, DataReader, DataAdapter, DataSet and DataTable. It also explains the differences between connected and disconnected data access models in ADO.NET, detailing the objects used in each approach and their advantages. Finally, it provides an overview of commonly used .NET data providers like SqlClient, OleDb and Odbc.