What is "Silverlight"?

"Silverlight" a free Microsoft software Plug-In, similar to the Adobe Flash Plug-In.  These plug-ins are used by our Internet Browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari.  This means that anyone with Windows XP. Windows Vista or Windows 7 0 Operating Systems most likely are also using “Silverlight” along with Flash.

Silverlight can also work on Intel Based Apple computers and it even works on Windows based smartphones.  In December 2011, Microsoft introduced the 5^th version of Silverlight.

Both Silverlight and Flash are used to create “online presentations” such as videos and other animated graphic presentations.  They basically run in the background and usually we have no idea that is what our computer is using to help us view what we are watching online.  Most computer have both Silverlight and Flash on them and when we visit a website, it uses whichever “plug in is best”

What’s a plug-in: according to Wikipedia a Plug-In is just a software component that adds specific abilities to a larger software application… Plug ins are most commonly used in web browsers to play video, scan for virus and display new file types – plug ins you are familiar with are Adobe Flash Player, Quick Time and Microsoft Silverlight..