Consider a scenario in which you develop a Java program on a computer that has a Pentium processor. What step should you take to run the same Java program on a computer that has a different processor?
A) The compiled Java machine language instructions can be run on any processor that has a Java Virtual Machine.
B) Develop the same program again on the computer that has a different processor and recompile the program.
C) Recompile the program on the computer that has a different processor.
D) You cannot run the program on a computer with a different processor because high-level programming languages are machine dependent.

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Java is platform-independent and uses the concept of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which is responsible for executing the compiled Java bytecode. So, the compiled Java machine language instructions can be run on any processor that has a JVM installed without requiring any modification to the program code.

Consider a Scenario in Which You Develop a Java Program