Explain the concept of automatic memory management and the role of the garbage collector in this process.

Automatic memory management is a mechanism where the system itself controls the allocation and deallocation of memory required by a program, without explicit involvement from the developer. In C#, this is implemented through the garbage collector (GC).

The garbage collector tracks objects in the managed heap, determines which ones are no longer in use (no references to them), and frees the memory occupied by them. This helps prevent memory leaks and errors related to improper memory management.

Example: when you create an object new MyClass(), memory is allocated automatically. When the object becomes inaccessible, the GC will free the memory after some time without needing to call delete or free.

Thus, the garbage collector simplifies development, enhances safety and stability of applications, and relieves the programmer from manual memory management.