VIsual Studio.NET Project Types

A visual studio.net projects can be more than one type. Here are amongst the visual studio project types:

1. Windows: To create application that runs on local compter on CLR.
2. Web: To create a project related to web platform, including web service.
3. Office: This is Visual Studio Tools For Office. This is a net application hosted inside Office. VS contains some templates that can targets office 2010, 2013 or previous version such as Office 2007
4. Cloud Service: This is a project to target Windows Azure development environment. This project implemented on cloud and has special implementation.
5.  Reporting: This project enable you to create Reports application.
6. Sharepoint: To create share point project, including Web Part, Share Point Workflow, and Business Data Catalog. VS 2010 above has solid support toward SharePoint technology.
7. Silverlight: To create a Silverlight project. Almost similar to Macromedia Flash technology, but this one created by Microsoft.
8. Test: This can be used by visual studio team suite. Contains templates for Visual basic unit test.
9. WCF: To create Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) project. 
10.  Workflow: To create Workflow Foundation (WF). Contains template that can connect with SharePoint Workflow engine. 

You can choose types that suite your preference