What is the difference between Visual Basic and Winsock?

Answer by  worker4767 (56)

The difference between Visual Basic and Winsock is that Visual Basic is a programming language and Winsock is an application programming interface for creating programs that use network resources. Visual Basic is used to create simple programs. Winsock is for creating more complex programs that operate at the application layer.

Answer by  amary5 (78)

The program titled Visual Basic is used for building programs that allow the computer to solve a large number of mathematical problems. While Winsock is more for setting up computer network systems and how your computer should interact with it once the computer is connected to the network of computers.

Answer by  susmipa (48)

Visual basic is a high level programming language from microsoft corporation. Winsock is a control in the visual basic editor for connecting to ports through programming. So we can use winsock control using visual basic.

Answer by  Lakshmi65 (715)

Visual basic is a software and winsock is an application. It has to be created in the module in the in vb and then is functional in vb. This application is available which can be used only in visual basic.

Answer by  Jalan (32)

Winsock refers to Windows Sockets, which is part of the networking protocol used in the Internet. Visual Basic is a programming language.

Answer by  Taylor (863)

Visual Basic and VB Dot Net is actually a Integrated Development Environment or IDE which allows you to develop programs and WinSock is an old application for TCP/IP configurations.