Java Development Kit (JDK)

Java is Platform Independent, Reliable Programming language introduced by SUN systems, used mainly to Develop Internet applications and applet's.

SALIENT FEATURES

• Java is two stage system having both compiler & interpreter.
• Java is Platform Independent & Portable language. Thus Java Program can be moved from one computer to another computer, irrespective of the hardware or operating systems.
• Java supports object oriented concepts. Java comes with an extensive set of classes which can be used by inheritance.
• Java allows us to have animation, audio and video clippings in our web page.
• Java provides many safeguards for security. It has strict, compile & run time checking for data types. Java also has concept of error handling which captures errors & eliminate any serious risk to the system.
• Java is a distributed language i.e. it can be used across various networks.
• Java is a simple language as compared to other object oriented languages.
• Java supports multithreading i.e. one can perform multiple task in system independent of each other.
• Java is capable of dynamic linking.
• Java is extensible language.

• Java is used to create web-based applications and allows user interaction on the Internet.
• Java Programs can be used to connect to any computer on the Internet and have financial transactions.

TOPICS COVERED

• Introduction to Object Oriented Programming.
• Java Basic: Data types, Object, Arrays, Strings, Operators, Statements, Exception Handling (try-catch-finally).
• Classes & Objects in Java: Constructors, destructors, class methods, extending a class, overriding methods, visibility modifiers, abstract classes and interfaces.
• Applets & Event Handling: Drawing graphics, reading apple parameters, animation.
• Graphical User Interface: Introduction to GUI components and event handling.
• Multithreading.
• Introduction to Swing Package.
• Input & Output: File operations like creating, reading and modifying a file.
• Database Connectivity ( JDBC ).
• Advanced Graphics: Smooth Animation and keeping track of images.
• Network Engineering: URL contents downloading, using URL connection, Introduction to sockets and Client & Server Programming using connection objects.