You are on page 1of 11

OVERVIEW OF JAVA

AGENDA Introduction - History


What Java consisting of? Characteristics Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

History

Java is a programming language created by James Gosling from Sun Microsystems in 1991. The first public available version of Java (Java 1.0) was released 1995. The current version of Java is Java 1.6 also known as Java 6.0.

What JAVA Programming Language Consists Of..?

The Java programming language consists out of :

Java Compiler Translates Java Coding into byte-code. Java Virtual Machine JVM interprets the byte-code and runs the program. Java Runtime Environment JRE consists of JVM and the Java class libraries

Block diagram describing the process of compiling and executing a Java program :

.Class file

Byte code
Java Compiler
Java Interpreter

Editor

CHARACTERISTICS

Platform independent Object-oriented Strongly-typed programming language Interpreted and compiled language Automatic memory management

Conclusion:Advantages Portable- Write once, run anywhere. Robust memory management. Dynamic and extensible.

THANK YOU

You might also like