Which of the statement below does not correctly defines the difference between JDBC and ODBC ?

A) ODBC can be directly used with Java because it uses a C interface
B) ODBC makes uses of pointers which has been totally removed from JAVA
C) ODBC is from Microsoft while JDBC is from java applications
D) ODBC requires manual installation of the ODBC driver manager and driver on all client machines. While for JDBC driver are written in Java and JDBC code is automatically installable, secure and portable on all platforms.
Explanation: because ODBC being a c based interface cannot be directly used with java

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Ashok

Jan 4th, 2006

option A) does not define correct difference between JDBC and ODBC.

Prasath S.N

Mar 1st, 2006

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Prasath S.N

Mar 2nd, 2006

The above one which i said was wrong
Ans:A ( If ODBC directly with java then no need of any bridge drivers)
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Mar 2nd, 2006

ans A

David W.

Mar 29th, 2006

I guess it's C because:Java can use JNI to use ODBC directly.ODBC does use pointers.ODBC does require you to install it on the machine first before using it; while Java would just require the correct JAR files.ODBC is an open standard, which is probably mostly thought up by MS; but nevertheless, it is implemented by different database vendors and software providers. Hence, ODBC is NOT just from MS.JDBC is a standard API from Sun that Java developers can rely on and use in their code. This aids in the "write once, run everyone" mantra. Besides, saying that "JDBC is FROM java applications" doesn't make too much sense to me.