IBM DB2 User Manual

The following figure shows how a Java application connects to a data source using
IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ type 4 connectivity.
Java application
DriverManager
or
DataSource
Local database
or DB2
subsystem
JDBC driver*
Database
server
*Java byte code executed under JVM,
and native code
Figure 2. Java application flow for IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ type 2
connectivity
Java application
DriverManager
or
DataSource
JDBC driver*
Database
server
*Java byte code executed under JVM
DRDA
Figure 3. Java application flow for IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ type 4
connectivity
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IBM DB2 Specifications

General

Developer	IBM
Initial Release	1983
License	Proprietary
Written in	C, C++
Category	Database Management System (RDBMS)
Operating System	Linux, Windows
Programming Languages	C, C++
Data Models	Relational
Editions	Community, Standard, Advanced
Key Features	high availability, scalability