What is jQuery?1. jQuery is a JavaScript library that simplifies JavaScript and AJAX programming. JavaScript is used to add interactivity and dynamic content to web pages. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is used for handling external data asynchronously through JavaScript, without refreshing the whole page. 2. jQuery emphasizes the interaction between JavaScript and HTML. jQuery contains all the common DOM, event, effects, and Ajax functions in a single JavaScript file. 3. The jQuery file needs to be included in the file which is going to use the jQuery functionality. 4. jQuery provides a new class called jQuery without extending the built-in JavScript classes which acts as a wrapper around objects for providing them the extended operations. 5. jQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML.
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