is it vital to my pc?
2007-07-14 10:55:17 · 4 answers · asked by howardramclam 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It's a programming language, and it's also some software that is needed in order to run programs written in that language. (The latter is probably what you refer to, and is called the Java Runtime.)
It's fairly important to some programs. Your web browser depends on a Java plugin that can execute Java applets from some web sites. (Many programs that really need Java, install a copy of their own, but web browsers tend not to.)
Anyway, if you don't have it, some programs may not work, and some content on some web sites will not work.
2007-07-14 10:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by McFate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1995. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode, although compilation to native machine code is also possible. At runtime, bytecode is usually either interpreted or compiled to native code for execution, although direct hardware execution of bytecode by a Java processor is also possible.
The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. JavaScript, a scripting language, shares a similar name and has similar syntax, but is not directly related to Java.
The original Java compilers, virtual machines, and class libraries were developed by Sun Microsystems from 1995. Others have also developed alternative implementations of these Sun technologies, the most well known of which are the free software Java implementations, such as the GNU Compiler for Java and GNU Classpath.
Between November 2006 and May 2007, Sun Microsystems made available most of their Java technologies under the GNU General Public License, in compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, thus making almost all of Sun's Java also free software.
2007-07-14 18:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by Zackyb92 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a programing languish.
It is used for mobile phone games,chat scrips and other live activities over the web.
Yes you need it.
Is free and very useful. Limewire and every chat room needs it.
2007-07-14 18:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by nick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
you can go into chatrooms order ticket and sometimes you can play online games whit it so i advise you to instal it
2007-07-14 18:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋