JDBC

JDBC [Java database connectivity] is an API for Java programming language that defines how a client may access a database.

It provides methods for querying and updating data in a database. JDBC is oriented towards relational databases.

JDBC allows multiple implementations to exist and be used by the same application. The API provides a mechanism for dynamically loading the correct Java packages and registering them with the JDBC Driver Manager. The Driver Manager is used as a connection factory for creating JDBC connections.

J2SE

The Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, version 1.4 [J2SE] includes the JDBC 3.0 API together with a reference implementation JDBC-to-ODBC Bridge, enabling connections to any ODBC-accessible data source in the JVM host environment.

JBDC Drivers

JDBC Drivers are client-side adaptors [installed on the client machine, not on the server] that convert requests from Java programs to a protocol that the DBMS can understand.

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