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SilverLight FAQs

General SilverLight questions
Development related
Media (audio and video)
Microsoft SilverLight Server
Globalization and localization
Silverlight Streaming Service

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Microsoft SilverLight Interview Questions & FAQs


Welcome to Microsoft SilverLight FAQs and Interview Quesitons and Answers section. The SilverLight Interview Questions listed below have been collected through various forums, websites, blogs and other resources. We have included the references to the originators where we can but if you feel that you should be credited for a given problem please contact us.

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1. General questions
    1.1 What is Microsoft Silverlight?
    1.2 Is Silverlight free?
    1.3 What is the long-term goal or vision for Silverlight?
    1.4 What is new in Silverlight 2 Beta 1?
    1.5 Which platforms and browsers will Silverlight 2 support?
    1.6 How will Silverlight be distributed by Microsoft?
    1.7 Will I need more memory, a faster processor, or a better Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)?
    1.8 Which devices will be supported?
    1.9 How do I verify Silverlight is installed?
    1.10 How can I deploy Silverlight on my corporate network?

2. Development related
    2.1 Can I redistribute Silverlight 2 Beta 1 release?
    2.2 What exactly is a Go-Live license?
    2.3 Should developers/organizations wait until Silverlight 2 RTW to build applications?
    2.4 What is in Silverlight 1 that is not in Silverlight 2?
    2.5 Does the recently released Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend work with Silverlight 2 Beta 1?
    2.6 Where can I find Silverlight and associated Software Development Kits (SDKs) for download?
    2.7 Are the features of the Macintosh and Windows releases of Silverlight fully compatible?
    2.8 When would a customer use Silverlight instead of ASP.NET AJAX?
    2.9 How does Silverlight make the Microsoft development system better?
    2.10 When would a customer use Silverlight versus Windows Presentation Foundation? Is Silverlight for a certain type of application?
    2.11 What features are missing from Silverlight presentation markup that will be supported in the Windows Presentation Foundation?
    2.12 Where can I go to connect with other Silverlight developers to ask questions?

3. Media (audio and video)
    3.1 Is Silverlight a new media player?
    3.2 What is the relationship between Silverlight and Windows Media Player?
    3.3 Do I need to have the latest version of Windows Media Player installed?
    3.4 Do I need to have the latest version of Windows Media Player installed?
 
    3.5 Will Silverlight support all the codecs Windows Media Player supports?
    3.6 What is SMPTE VC-1?
    3.7 Does Silverlight support HD quality?
    3.8 Will Silverlight work with my new or existing Windows Media services platform for streaming?
    3.9 Will Silverlight support live streaming events as well as downloading media?
    3.10 Does Silverlight support MPEG4 and H.264 video, or Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio, or Flash video?
    3.11 Will Silverlight support digital rights management?
    3.12 Will Silverlight-based applications run in Media Center? What about Media Center Extender?
    3.13 Are there any new tools for creating and publishing media content with Silverlight?

4.Server
    4.1 Will Silverlight-based applications and content run on any Web Server?
    4.2 Is Microsoft making new server investments for creation and delivery of digital media?
    4.3 What is streaming? What is progressive download?

5.Globalization and localization
    5.1 What UI languages does Silverlight provide?
    5.2 Does Silverlight support East Asian languages?
    5.3 Does Silverlight support bi-di or complex scripts?

6. Silverlight streaming service
    6.1 What is Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live?
    6.2 How much does Silverlight Streaming cost?
    6.3 How much is the pay-for-use service if I chose not to use Microsoft-sponsored advertising?
    6.4 Can this service be used for non-video files such as music files?
    6.5 How much storage do I get and what is the bit rate?
    6.6 What video encoding formats are supported?
    6.7 What is the difference between Silverlight Streaming and other video sharing services?
    6.8 Does Silverlight Streaming replace other video and file sharing services?
    6.9 What steps are being taken to ensure copyrighted content or illegal material is not uploaded?
    6.10 Can I string together longer clips made of 10-minute files in a playlist?
    6.11 What scalability does this system deliver? What if I have a large number of visitors to my Web site at the same time?
    6.12 Does this solution compete with content delivery networks (CDNs)?
    6.13 Why is this service branded with Windows Live?
    6.14 It's free — what's the catch?
    6.15 Can I tap into other Windows Live services?
    6.16 What applications will Microsoft provide to make hosting easy?
    6.17 How is my content secured?
    6.18 How do I get started?
   

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