Before explaining cache management in ASP.NET, let me clarify that different people use different terms for explaining the same concept i.e. managing data. Some people refer to it as state management and some others refer to it as cache management. I love to use the term cache management, may be because I like the word "cache". But conceptually there is no difference between these two. Now let's discuss different aspects of cache management (or state management) in ASP.NET. Although cache management is not an issue in Windows applications, it has always been a challenge in the web environment. Since HTTP is a stateless protocol and a web se..