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Java
-was developed in 1991
-by James Gosling and released in 1995 by Sun Microsystems.
-initially called oak after an oak tree that stood outside his office
7. Portable
-Language Portability is when you can do the WORA ("Write once, run
anywhere") program.
8. Dynamic
-Byte code makes Java become dynamic and can adapt to an evolving
environment.
9. High Performance
-Even though Java is an interpreted language the execution speed of Java
programs improved significantly because of just-in-time compilation (JIT).
10. Multithreaded
-Multithreading is a capability of a single program to execute several tasks
independently and continuously.
11. Distributed
-Distributed computing is a model wherein the components of a software
are located in multiple networked computers working together to achieve
common goals.