title: Confused about Base class library and Framework Class Library
body: <p>Is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADO.NET" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ADO.NET</a> and ASP.NET a part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DotNet.svg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Base Class Library</a>? The information given in wikipedia looks ambiguous to me. In the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DotNet.svg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">figure</a>, it is shown as a separate block. What is the difference between Base Class Library(BCL) and Framework Class Library(FCL)? Is FCL as a part of .NET Framework? If so why is FCL not shown in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DotNet.svg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">figure</a> as part of .NET framework?</p>
  
  <p>Got confused!!</p>