The book starts with the basic concepts of object oriented programming and a concise introduction to Java language and Java architecture. The classes, inheritance and abstract classes are explained with the help of programs. All chapters contain complete programs with outputs. In addition real life problems are stated and complete programs are given. Important points are highlighted and all chapters contain objective type review questions. Advanced chapters such as JDBC, Swing, Servlet and RMI will serve as resource material for professional programmers. Key Features of the book — Clean and crisp description and explanation — Complete program for each concept — Hard to understand concepts are explained through appropriate conceptual diagrams — Review questions and exercises for each chapter — 234 complete programs — 37 programs for real life problems — 187 figures and 53 tables — Updated to J2SE6 — Textbook for MCA., M.Sc., B.E., B.Sc. and B.C.A. courses