Introduction to Java

Lesson 1
Content

 History of Java
 What is Java?
 Java Platforms
 Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
 Java Development Kit (JDK)
 Benefits and Features of Java

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Take Away Points

At the end of the session you will able to:

 understand and discuss the history of Java
 define what is Java
 differentiate and discuss the Java platforms
 understand the uses and functionality of Java
development kit
 understand and discuss how Java virtual machine
work
 identify the components of a Java program
 understand and implement Java program constructs
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History of Java
Lesson 1
History of Java

 In 1990, Sun Microsystems began an internal project known as the

Green Project to work on a new technology.

 Its team originally considered C++ as the language to use but soon
abandoned it for an entirely new language called Oak.

 In 1992, the Green Project was spun off and its interest directed in
building highly interactive devices for cable TV industry. It failed
to materialize.

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History of Java

 In 1994, the focus of the original team was retargeted, this time to
the use of the Internet technology.

 A small web browser called HotJava was written. Oak was renamed
to Java after learning that Oak had already been trademarked.

 Java came from several individuals involved in the project: James

gosling, Arthur Van hoff, Andy Bechtolsheim.

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History of Java

 In 1995, Java was first publicly released

 In 1996, Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.0 was released

 In 2002, JDK 1.4 (codename Merlin) was released, the most widely
used version

 In 2004, JDK 5.0 (codename Tiger) was released, the latest version

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 James Gosling

 James Gosling is generally credited as the

inventor of the Java programming language

 He was the first designer of Java and

implemented its original compiler and virtual
machine

 He is also known as the Father of Java

 He is currently the Chief Technical Officer of

Sun Microsystems

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Java Quick Facts
Lesson 1
Java Quick Facts

 4.5 million Java developers, the largest community of software

developers

 75% of professional developers in the world use Java

 1.75 billion devices run in Java
 825 million Java enabled smart cards
 579 million Java enabled mobile devices
 635 Java enabled phone models
 700 million desktops with Java software

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Java Quick Facts

 220,000 downloads of JDK 1.1 in just 3 weeks, 2 million after a year

 2 million downloads for J2EE SDK

 Java one draws 20,000 becoming the world’s largest developer conference

 over 400 Java user groups established worldwide

 Java runs on consumer and embedded devices

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Java Quick Facts

 The software that powers the Mars Rover

Java is Everywhere!

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Java Language
Lesson 1
What is Java?

 A Multi-platform, Network centric, Object-Oriented programming

language

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 What is Java?

 Multiplatform
- it can run on almost any computer platform

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 What is Java?

 Networkcentric
- designed with network in mind – “the network is the computer”
- designed for building applications for the internet

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 What is Java?

 Object-Oriented
- it incorporates object-oriented programming model

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 Java Platform Edition

A Java Platform is the set of APIs, Class Libraries, and other programs
used in developing Java programs for specific applications.

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Java Platform
Edition
Lesson 1
 Java Platform Edition

There are 3 Java Platform Editions

 Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
 Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
 Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)

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Java Platform
Edition
Lesson 1
 Java Platform Edition

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)

 Core Java Platform targeting applications running on workstations.

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 Java Platform Edition

Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)

 Component based approach to developing distributed, multitier
enterprise applications

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 Java Platform Edition

Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)

 Targeted at small, standalone or connectable consumer and
embedded devices

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Java Development
Kit
Lesson 1
 Java Development Kit

Java Development Kit (JDK)

• is a set of Java tools for developing Java programs.
• Consists of Java API, Java Compiler, and JVM.

JDK
JRE
My Program.java

Java API JVM

Hardware-Based Platform

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 Java Development Kit

Java Application Programming Interface (API)

• is prewritten code, organized into packages of similar topics.

JDK
JRE
My Program.java
Java API
JVM
Hardware-Based Platform

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 Java Development Kit

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

• is an execution engine that runs compiled Java byte code.

JDK
JRE
My Program.java
Java API
JVM
Hardware-Based Platform

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 How Does Java Work?

Source Code
 A Java program is written public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String args[ ]) {
System.out.println(“Hello World!”);
}
}

Compiler
 The program is compile
Class File
ByteCode

 A class file is produced containing

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 How Does Java Work?

 The byte codes are interpreted by the

Java Virtual Machine
JVM

 The JVM translates byte codes into Native Machine Code

native machine code

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Running on Different
Platforms

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Java Features
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 Java Features

 Write Once, Run Anywhere

• Java is portable and platform independent

 Network Centric
• Can work with resources across a network and multitier
architectures

 Object-Oriented
• A Java program models a set of objects interacting with each other

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Java Features

 Robust
• Strong type checking
• exception handling mechanism
• automatic memory management

 Multithreaded
• A Java application can run several different processes called
“threads” simultaneously
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Java Features

 Security
• Can download un-trusted code over a network and run it in a
secure environment
• Security levels and restrictions are highly configurable

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Summary

Now you are will able to:

 understand and discuss the history of Java
 define what is Java
 differentiate and discuss the Java platforms
 understand the uses and functionality of Java
development kit
 understand and discuss how Java virtual machine
work
 identify the components of a Java program
 understand and implement Java program constructs
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That All for Now!!

High thoughts must have high

language…

Aristophanes

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