How GC works in Java?

The GC mechanisms in Java and .NET are the same with some minor differences. Read the following articles for more details:

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2001/jw-1207-java101.html

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-2002/jw-0104-java101.html

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-2002/jw-0104-java101guide.html