What is Java?
Java is a general-purpose, high level, and object-oriented programming language. It was developed by “James Gosling”, at Sun Microsystems in the year of1995
History of Java;
- In 1991, James Gosling and team started to work based on java for a client's set top box.
- In the year of 1995 the first version of java (java 1.0) was released.
- The first name of java is “Oak” and next goes to “Green” and finally the JAVA name has arrived.
- “Java” name indicates ‘Coffee Seed’.
Features of Java;
Platform Independent:
Java is platform independent programming language, because you can run a java program on different kind of platform/operating systems such as Windows, and Linux operating system etc.
Object Oriented:
Java supports the stricture of object-oriented programming; hence it is called as object oriented.
Security:
Java has high security as compared to other programming languages.
Flexible:
You can modify an application which will be developed in java as per user requirement. So, it can be called as flexible programming language.
Portable:
If you have written a java program in one system, that can be run in any other system. In simple, you can transfer java program from one system to another system.
Multithreading:
You can perform more than one task simultaneously in JAVA so it is called Multithreading.
Simple: Java language is very easy and simple to learn.
Application of Java;
- JAVA is used to develop the Windows Applications.
- Used to develop Web Application.
- Develops Android/Mobile Application.
- It can be used to develop Embedded System like, SIM card, Television etc.
- Develops Scientific Application. example, MATLAB.
- It can be used to develop Games.
- It is used for Database Connectivity.
Why Java?
- JAVA is very simple and easy to learn and it is powerful, secure and fast.
- You can run java on different platforms for example Window, Linux,MAC etc.
- JAVA is totally free and open source
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