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title: "Mention different types of data providers available in .NET Framework."  
description: "Mention different types of data providers available in .NET Framework."  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-21  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# Mention different types of data providers available in .NET Framework.

.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server - Provides access to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or later version. It uses the System.Data.SqlClient namespace.

.NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB - Provides access to databases exposed by using OLE DB. It uses the System.Data.OleDb namespace.

.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC - Provides access to databases exposed by using ODBC. It uses the System.Data.Odbc namespace.

.NET Framework Data Provider for Oracle - Provides access to Oracle database 8.1.7 or later versions. It uses the System.Data.OracleClient namespace.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server - Provides access to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or later version. It uses the System.Data.SqlClient namespace.

.NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB - Provides access to databases exposed by using OLE DB. It uses the System.Data.OleDb namespace.

.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC - Provides access to databases exposed by using ODBC. It uses the System.Data.Odbc namespace.

.NET Framework Data Provider for Oracle - Provides access to Oracle database 8.1.7 or later versions. It uses the System.Data.OracleClient namespace.


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