.NET binding viewing and filtering

What is the role of data provider? 

The .NET data provider layer resides between the application and the database. Its task is to take care of all their interactions.

The .NET Data provider can be demonstrated to be: 

SQL Server data provider
OLEDB data provider
ODBC Data Provider 

ADO.NET supports the following OLE DB Providers:

- SQLOLEDB - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server.
- MSDAORA - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle.
- Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 - OLE DB Provider for Microsoft Jet.   

Explain how to filter and sort data with the DataView component.     

One of the ways to sort and filter data is to use the ‘select’ method. However, our focus is on the DataView object.

A data view can provide a filtered and sorted view of the data in the table.

The advantages of using the DataView Component are:
DataView can be configured at design time as well as run time.
DataView can even be bound to the controls.
The data can be viewed in the desired format using the DataView.