Is garbage collection automatic in standard C++?

Question

From what I understand, in standard C++ whenever you use the new operator you must also use the delete operator at some point to prevent memory leaks. This is because there

Answer 1

You can use C++ with .NET in two ways: managed or unmanaged. In managed mode, .NET's garbage collection will take care of freeing memory on your behalf; in unmanaged mode, you're close to C++'s normal/standard behavior, so you have to take charge of your memory yourself.