Features of Java

Features

Simple - Based upon C++ syntax,Avoided confusions like pointers,operator overloading and automatic garbage collection.

Object-Oriented  - It's an simple methodology for software development and maintainence

• Object and class

Platform independent
Its an software based platform,contains run time environment (JRE) and (JDK) API

Secured

• No explicit pointer
• Programs run inside virtual machine

Robust

• Robust simply means strong. 
• Java uses strong memory management. 
• Lack of pointers that avoids security problem. 
• Automatic garbage collection in java. 
• Exception handling and type checking mechanism in java. 

Architecture neutral

• There is no implementation dependent features e.g. size of primitive types is set.

Portable

• We may carry the java byte code to any platform.

Dynamic

• Java is faster than traditional interpretation since byte code is "close" to native code still somewhat slower than a compiled language (e.g., C++).

Multi threaded

• A thread is like a separate program, executing concurrently. 
• We can write Java programs that deal with many tasks at once by defining multiple threads. 
• Main advantage of multi-threading is that it shares the same memory. 
• Threads are important for multi-media, Web applications etc

Distributed

• RMI and EJB