This document provides an overview of Java and its key features. It discusses how Java was created to be platform independent and allow code to run on any system. The document introduces the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which allows Java bytecode to run on any platform. It describes some of Java's main features like being object-oriented, robust, secure, and architecturally neutral. The document also compares Java to C++ and discusses some limitations of Java. Example Java code is provided to demonstrate a simple class and method definitions.