Java

TOPIC 03 – INTRODUCING JAVA

LESSON WORK

QUESTION 1

Research the following questions on the internet.

a) Who started the Java programming language?

b) Where did Java get its name? What name did it have initially?

c) Which year was Java released?

d) Which company first released Java?

e) Which company now takes care of Java?

f) In reference to computer programming, what does API stand for?

Save your work in a text file named question01.txt. Place that file inside the topic03 folder.

QUESTION 2

Visit the Java API here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/

Simply scroll down on the left to see how many classes (built-in code) are available for your use. By the end of this course, you will understand how to look up these classes and use them.

You do not need to save any work for this question. But as Nike would say, Just Do It!