Question

What is bytecode?

(a) Machine-specific code

(b) Java code

(c) Machine-independent code

(d) None of the mentioned

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The origin of the question is Servlets and JSP topic in section Database Programming Techniques of Database Management

Answer 1

The correct choice is (c) Machine-independent code

Easy explanation - Java bytecode is the form of instructions that the Java virtual machine executes. Each bytecode opcode is one byte in length, although some require parameters, resulting in some multi-byte instructions.