Getting Started with Java

When you are learning Java at the campus it is always better to have a way to try what you learned when you go home. You need to download and install the JDK (Java Development Kit) on your PC to run Java programs in command prompt. 

Java was belong to Sun Microsystems earlier but now it is a property of ORACLE™. You can download the JDK from their website. The latest version available by now is jdk 1.7. The installation weighs around 90MB (the x64 version).

When downloading the installation just make sure you get the JDK (not JRE) and also once you clicked on the package don't forget to accept their licence agreement and get the installation relevant to your PC's OS.

Once you download it run the installation and set the path in command prompt and you are ready to execute and run Java programs!

Good Luck!