JDBC API is a Java API that can access any kind of tabular data, especially data stored in a Relational Database. JDBC works with Java on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and the various versions of UNIX. It is a Java-based data access technology used for Java database connectivity. It is part of the Java Standard Edition platform, from Oracle Corporation. It provides methods to query and update data in a database, and is oriented toward relational databases. JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) and ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) both are API standards used for connecting applications to databases. ODBC can be used by various programming languages as it is a general API standard. But JDBC is Java-specific and it provides a Java-based interface for database access.
