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What is Java? Java is a popular programming language, created in 1995. It is owned by Oracle, and more than 3 billion devices run Java. It is used for: Mobile applications (specially Android apps) Desktop applications Web applications Web servers and application servers Games Database connection And much, much more! Why Use Java? Java works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc.) It is one of the most popular programming language in the world It is easy to learn and simple to use It is open-source and free It is secure, fast and powerful It has a huge community support (tens of millions of developers) Java is an object oriented language which gives a clear structure to programs and allows code to be reused, lowering development costs As Java is close to C++ and C#, it makes it easy for programmers to switch to Java or vice versa Setup for Windows To install Java on Windows: Go to "System Properties" (Can be found on Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings) Click on the "Environment variables" button under the "Advanced" tab Then, select the "Path" variable in System variables and click on the "Edit" button Click on the "New" button and add the path where Java is installed, followed by \bin. By default, Java is installed in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.1 (If nothing else was specified when you installed it). In that case, You will have to add a new path with: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.1\bin Then, click "OK", and save the settings At last, open Command Prompt (cmd.exe) and type java -version to see if Java is running on your machine