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title: "What is the role of data provider?"  
description: "What is the role of data provider?"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-24  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/124/what-is-the-role-of-data-provider  
category: "db2"  
tags: ["db2"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the role of data provider?

The .NET data provider layer resides between the application and the database. Its task is to take care of all their interactions. \
The .NET Data provider can be demonstrated to be: \
1) SQL Server data provider \
2) OLEDB data provider \
3) ODBC Data Provider \

## Answers

### Answer by Rajesh Goswami

The .NET data provider layer resides between the application and the database. Its task is to take care of all their interactions. \
The .NET Data provider can be demonstrated to be: \
1) SQL Server data provider \
2) OLEDB data provider \
3) ODBC Data Provider \


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