Linking MS Access and C++ using .NET?

i want to learn how to link MS Access with C++. I have heard of something call .NET.





can you please explain what it is? And how can i use it to link access and c++?





also is C# a kind of .NET software?


And is .NET also called Visual studio.





basically tell me of one easy method to link Access with programming code.

Linking MS Access and C++ using .NET?
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