well i jsut want to know what it is and is it importan. ive seen it on cell phones too. what does it do? is it bad if i dont have it?
2006-10-14 18:47:09 · 3 answers · asked by bluestarbunny 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Java is a programming language initially developed by Sun Microsystems.
It is important because it is what is called a platform independent language. That means that it will work on any computer (almost), unlike a program that is written in other languages and will only work on certain processors. That's why a program written for a Mac will not work on a PC.
The way they do this is to have a program called an 'engine' written for each computer or cell phone, that is capable of interpreting the Java language. This program takes the Java code and converts it into instructions that the computer or cell phone can understand.
Java is also an "object oriented" language. This makes it easier to write programs because it is able to re-use sections of code. People can also write "classes", which are sections of code to perform certain tasks, and anyone needing to perform these tasks can simply import that code. (this assumes that the code was correctly written and with re-use in mind).
Java was originally intended to be a web-based language, for small applications, called applets. Still, it is a growing language, and people are actually building large scale programs with it. There are speech simulators, database connectivity and many other features being developed for and with JAVA
P.S. If you're using the web, chances are you have JAVA installed in your machine and don't even know it.
--Dee
2006-10-14 19:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Java is a type of programming language. People use it to make programs for computers and, as you've seen, cell phones.
It's not necessarily bad if you don't have it. If you don't need it, then it's not really necessary to have it installed on your computer.
2006-10-15 01:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by extton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JAVA is a programming language.
It's one of the most wanted program in this world, many things are designed using JAVA. One example is your hand phone interface.
It is not a must that u should know JAVA, but if u are a programmer it is profitable if u to know JAVA.
2006-10-15 01:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋