Architecture of Java Applets

web server

Java code

is compiled

to produce

applet codes,

called bytecodes,

part of web

document

collection

web client, running browser

such as Netscape or IE

executes (restricted)

applet code to display

in browser window

Internet

• Browsers (Netscape 2.0/3.0/4.0, HotJava, 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.

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