What is difference between JVM (Java Virtual Machine) and
CLR (Common language Runtime) ?
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Answer / jamesc
They are mainly different in how they handle memory
allocation. CLR is more dependant on the OS for it's limits.
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Answer / anuj kapoor
JVM
CLR
CLR is for .net environment where as JVM is for JAVA environment. JVM is not dependent on OS but on the other hand CLR is dependent on OS.
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Answer / suvarna
CLR is in .net . which takes care of memory mangement
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Answer / ramandeep kaur
CLR support multiple languages but JAVA supports only single language.
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Answer / mayuewu
JVM is for the UNIX environment.
CLR is for the Windows environment.
JVM interprets bytecode generated from Java.
CLR interprets bytecode generated from C# or VB.NET
JVM has instructions for:
Load and store
Arithmetic
Type conversion
Object creation and manipulation
Operand stack management (push / pop)
Control transfer (branching)
Method invocation and return
Throwing exceptions
Monitor-based concurrency
CLR includes:
Memory management
Thread management
Exception handling
Garbage collection
Security
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Answer / pbalaji
JVM is related to Java and execution environment creation
for all Java programs where as CLR is not.
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Answer / venkat
JVM is platform dependent where as CLR is language independent.
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