Basic Java interview question 16

1. Why do you prefer Java?

Answer: write once ,run anywhere.

2. Name some of the classes which provide the functionality of collation?

Answer: collator, rulebased collator, collationkey, collationelement iterator.

3. Awt stands for? and what is it?

Answer: AWT stands for Abstract window tool kit. It is a is a package that provides an integrated set of classes to manage user interface components.

4. why a java program can not directly communicate with an ODBC driver?

Answer: Since ODBC API is written in C language and makes use of pointers which Java can not support.

5. Are servlets platform independent? If so Why? Also what is the most common application of servlets?

Answer: Yes, Because they are written in Java. The most common application of servlet is to access database and dynamically construct HTTP response