JAVA

Java (programming language)

It is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems .It is released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. Java Programming is based on object oriented concepts. It derives much of its syntax from C and C++. The java programs are compiled to bytecode. This bytecode can run on JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE regardless of the architecture of the computer.

Java Platform

Java is portable. That is same java program can run in different machines regardless of the computer architecture with JVM. This is achieved by compiling the java program into java bytecode which are analogous to machine code. These bytecodes are interpreted by a virtual machine written specifically for host hardware. End-users commonly use a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on their own machine for standalone Java applications, or in a Web browser for Java applets. A major benefit of using bytecode is porting.