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What is Java?
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An Object Oriented Programming
Language developed at Sun Microsystems
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A Virtual Machine (run-time
environment) that can be embedded in web browsers (such as Netscape Navigator,
Microsoft Internet Explorer, and IBM WebExplorer) and operating
systems
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A standardized set of Class
Libraries (packages), that support:
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creating graphical user
interfaces
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controlling multimedia
data
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communicating over
networks
Detailed Description:
"Java is a word that represents several different things. Primarily, Java
is a programming language, an object-oriented language developed at Sun
Microsystems.
Between 1990 and 1993, James Gosling and others at Sun were working on a
project that needed a new programming language. As a result, they developed
Java. They originally created it for small, personal digital assistance in
set top boxes. Their project was called *7 (Star Seven), and was part of
a larger project called The Green Project. Java's original name was Oak,
named after the tree outside James Gosling's office. But Oak turned out to
be an existing programming language, so Sun named it Java, after many visits
to a local coffee shop! Java is not an acronym. It is a trademark of Sun
Microsystems.
By 1993, James Gosling and others saw that the World Wide Web was beginning.
And people like Arthur van Hoff and others at Sun developed a web browser
that was originally named WebRunner and later HotJava. From 1993 to 1995,
they showed HotJava to various companies, including Netscape Communications.
The people at Netscape realized the power of Java and committed to incorporate
it in their product. In 1995 and early 1996, companies began to license the
Java technology and to incorporate it into their products.
So what is Java?" |
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