Introduction to Java

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Types of Languages
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  Hundreds of computer languages are in use
today.

 3 Types
 Machine Language
 Assembly Language
 High-level languages

Types of Languages
  Considered as the “natural language” of a computer

 Consists of strings of numbers that instruct

computers to perform most elementary operation
one at a time.

 Machine dependent

 Tedious for most programmers

Machine Language
  Programmers began using English-like
abbreviations to represent elementary
Operations

 Assemblers
 Translator programs that converts assembly
language programs to machine language

Assembly Language
  Developed to speed up the programming
process

 Enables programmer to accomplish multiple

tasks with just a single statement.

High-level Language
  Compilers
 Converts high-level language programs into
machine language

 Allows programmers to write instructions that

look almost like everyday English and contain
common mathematical notations.

High-level Language
  Interpreter program
 Developed to execute high-level language
programs directly
 Drawback: SLOWER

High-level Language
History of Java
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  Microprocessor revolution’s most important
contribution made the possibility of development of
PC.

 It had impact in intelligent consumer-electronic

devices

 Sun Microsystem in 1991 funded an internal

corporate research code-named Green

History of Java
  Headed by James Gosling

 They named it as Oak after an oak tree outside

his window at Sun.

 A group of Sun people visited a local coffee

shop, the name Java was suggested

History of Java
  The project ran into some difficulties in 1990s

 By good fortune, the World Wide Web

exploded in popularity 1993 and they saw the
potential of Java to add dynamic content
(interactivity and animations )

History of Java
  Sun formally announced Java at an industry
conference in May 1995.

 Garnered the attention of business community

 Large-scale enterprise applications
 To enhance the functionality of web servers
 To provide applications for consumer devices

History of Java
Java Class
Libraries
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  Java programs consists of pieces called classes.

 Classes include pieces called methods that

perform tasks or return information.

 Java Application Programming Interfaces (API)

Java Class Libraries

Typical Java
Development
Environment
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  Edit
 Compile
 Load
 Verify
 Execute

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  Compile: javac FileName.java
 Example: java Welcome1.java

 Run: java FileName

 Example: java Welcome1

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  Data Types
 int
 long
 float
 double
 boolean
 char

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