WHAT IS JAVA ?

1.Java is a programming language originally developed by James gosling at sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of sun Microsystems Java platform.

2.The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities.

3.Java applications are typically compiled to byte-code that runs on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture.

4.Java is general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented language that is specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

5.It intended to let application developers “write once, run anywhere,” meaning that code that runs on one platform does not need to be edited to run on another.

6.Java is a general purpose programming language with a number of features that make the language well suited for use on the World Wide Web. Small Java applications are called Java applets and can be downloaded from a Web server and run on your computer by a Java-compatible Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.