This document provides an introduction to the Java programming language. It discusses key concepts such as the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and the Java Development Kit (JDK). It also introduces object-oriented programming concepts like classes, objects, interfaces, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. The document includes examples of a simple "Hello World" Java program and provides steps for writing, compiling, and running a Java file. It discusses some of the features of Java like being simple, object-oriented, interpreted, architecture neutral, portable, robust, distributed, secure, dynamic, concurrent, and having automatic memory management via garbage collection.