JDBC

JDBC stands for Java Database Connectivity, and is a platform independent interface between databases and Java. Just like packages awt, swing, and ang, jdbc is also a package, that allows Java programs to access database management systems like MySql, oracle, db2 etc.,

The JDBC API consists of a set of interfaces and classes written in the Java programming language. JDBC is a specification, so a Java program can connect to any Database Management System that provides JDBC driver.

High Level Architecture Of JDBC

As you observe the above figure, java Applications (Servlets, jsp or applets) communicate to database using JDBC API. It is the JDBC API which communicates with the databases like DB2, Oracle, MySQL etc., 

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