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What is Java?

This is a highly complex object orientated programming language developed by Sun Microsystems.

It is heavily used everywhere in complex computing systems and on the Web. It is complex to learn, but it is easy to find examples that can be inserted into web pages.

The most common is the Java Applet. These are small programs that you can include on your site.

They can be used to add animations, create new interactive elements or to control navigation on pages. They are also used to replace standard HTML forms and as popup interactive pages that send information back to servers

Can I run Java on my computer? You may not be able to view java applets on your computer If not it may be that you have not enabled Java on your browser. See this article from the BBC to help you put this right. This is a PDF file (if you have not got Adobe Acrobat you need to download this!) If this does not help you need to download and run the Java Runtime Environment Go to Java Plug-in from Java.sun.com