I need to create and work with a database. This means I will have one application that creates, reads and writes into this database and onother one (or more) on different computers that only read from this database.

Is it possible to write such applications in the .Net environment using C# without the use of any additional software?

I heard about about DAO and SQL-Server but I have problems to understand how to use them. Will these two be sufficent to fulfill my described tasks? Is it possible to use DAO on two different computers?

Are there some samples around that demonstrate the use basic use of creating and accessing a database? In the Visual Studio help couldn't help me very much.

I know how to program but
1. I'm new to the .Net world
2. I never worked with the database stuff

Thanks for you help.