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The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is an abstract computing machine that executes Java bytecode. The JVM allows Java code to run on any platform that has a JVM implementation. When Java code is compiled, it is converted to bytecode that can be run on any machine with a JVM, making Java platform independent. The JVM interprets the bytecode and handles tasks like memory management, allowing Java programs to run on different operating systems.

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The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is an abstract computing machine that executes Java bytecode. The JVM allows Java code to run on any platform that has a JVM implementation. When Java code is compiled, it is converted to bytecode that can be run on any machine with a JVM, making Java platform independent. The JVM interprets the bytecode and handles tasks like memory management, allowing Java programs to run on different operating systems.

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JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE

Karunya N
Assistant Professor of CS
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science
JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE

• The Java Virtual Machine is called JVM, is an abstract computing machine or virtual machine
interface that drives the java code.
What is a JVM?

• JVM, i.e., Java Virtual Machine.

• JVM is the engine that drives the Java code.

• Mostly in other Programming Languages, compiler produce code for a particular system but
Java compiler produce Bytecode for a Java Virtual Machine.

• When we compile a Java program, then bytecode is generated. Bytecode is the source code that
can be used to run on any platform.
JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE (Cont.,)

• Bytecode is an intermediary language between Java source and the host system.

• It is the medium which compiles Java code to bytecode which gets interpreted on a
different machine and hence it makes it Platform/Operating system independent.

JVM’s work can be explained in following manner

• Reading Bytecode

• Verifying Bytecode

• Linking the code with the library


JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE (Cont.,)
Diagram of JVM

• JVM generates a .class(Bytecode) file, and that file can be run in any OS, but JVM should
have in OS because JVM is platform dependent
JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE (Cont.,)
Platform Independent
• Java is called platform independent because of Java Virtual Machine.

• As different computers with the different operating system have their JVM, when we
submit a .class file to any operating system, JVM interprets the bytecode into machine
level language.
• JVM is the main component of Java architecture, and it is the part of the JRE (Java
Runtime Environment)
• JVM is Operating System dependent.
• JVM is responsible for allocating the necessary memory needed by the Java program.
• JVM is responsible for deallocating memory space.

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