VISUAL BASIC

Detailed explanation-1: -A Windows service is a long-running executable that performs specific functions and which is designed not to require user intervention.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Windows operating system makes use of these applications or services to do what an OS does, such as manage network connections, play sound, provide file system functionality, provide security and authentication, display colors and interact with the user through the GUI.

Detailed explanation-3: -A windows service always runs once the computer starts up (as long as it’s so configured). A standard EXE only runs when a user is logged in, and will stop if the user logs out. You would use a windows service for things that always need to run even if nobody is logged in.

Detailed explanation-4: -Windows as a service is the approach Microsoft introduced with Windows 10 to deploy, update and service the operating system. Instead of releasing a new version of Windows every three to five years, as the company did with past iterations of the operating system, Microsoft will continually update Windows 10.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is an exe hosted by the operating system and runs continuously waiting on a request. Windows service was mostly used in background tasks, scheduled tasks. A windows service program can call web service methods.

Detailed explanation-6: -Some examples of Windows services are auto-update of Windows, check emails, print documents, SQL Server Agent, file and folder scanning and indexing, etc. If you open your Task Manager and click on the Services tab, you will see hundreds of services running on your machine.

Detailed explanation-7: -Windows application can only be accessed from a system in which it is installed. A web application can be accessed from any system through the internet. You need an Internet Information Services (IIS) server to run the web application. Windows application can directly be executed on a Windows operating system.