Browsers (HotJava, Netscape 2.0/3.0/4.0, Microsoft IE ...) supporting Java allow arbitrarily sophisticated dynamic multimedia applications inserts called Applets, written in Java, to be embedded in the regular HTML pages and activated on each exposure of a given page. |
web server |
Java code |
is compiled |
to produce |
applet codes, |
part of web |
document |
collection |
web client, running browser |
such as Netscape or IE |
executes (restricted) |
applet code to display |
in browser window |
Internet |