What is the difference between LINQ methods that start with "As" and those that start with "To"?

 LINQ is a set of extension methods for the .NET Framework that allow developers to query data from various sources using a consistent syntax.

The methods that start with "As" generally return a new sequence that is a projection of the original sequence, with each element in the new sequence being a transformation of the corresponding element in the original sequence. These methods do not perform any conversion, but rather just change the way the data is presented. For example, the AsEnumerable() method returns the input sequence as an IEnumerable<T>, regardless of its original type.

On the other hand, the methods that start with "To" perform a conversion of the input sequence to a new type or format. These methods often involve creating a new collection or data structure to store the elements of the input sequence, and as such may have a performance impact. For example, the ToList() method converts an input sequence to a List<T>, and the ToDictionary() method converts an input sequence to a Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.