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Chapter 1. Connecting to a Virtual Database
1.1. Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an application to database connectivity tool. This Application Program Interface (API) enables communication between applications written in Java and data stored in databases providing methods for data querying and updating.
JDBC is very similar to Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).

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