Is java a stand alone program or not?

Answer 1

A standalone application is one that can be executed independently and would execute and produce some output either as a UI or on the JVM console. Any java class with a main method can be considered a mini standalone java application.

Answer 2

definitely java is a platform independent..there is no doubt about it ...this java can be run in any platform...becoz it converts source code into byte code/machine code..thats why it is called platform independent.............

Answer 3

Only applications that does not necessarily require network connection to function (can work offline) are called stand-alone in java.

if your application requires a connection to a external database or connect to some other network resource, the term stand-alone do not applies.

Answer 4

The Java Virtual Machine itself is system dependent. Different versions of the Java Virtual Machines are available for different operating systems. Applications that ruin over the Java Virtual Machine are system independent.

Answer 5

First, create the source code. Then, run javac to build the code into classes. Finally, run jar to create an executable file. If you're using an IDE, you can usually use File > Export or a similar command to create an executable JAR directly.

Answer 6

The answer is both. Java can be used to develop both stand-alone programs and other web based programs that cannot be executed stand-alone. The standalone programs are called java applications and the web based are called web applications.

Answer 7

java is platform independent language. means it does not depends on your OS or other s/w.