SE452: Java Servlets [2/24]

Servlets provide extensions of functionalities of servers, most commonly HTTP servers. They are precompiled Java programs that are executed on the server side, inside a servlet container.

Servlets provide the following benefits:

• Efficiency - thread vs. process
• Portability - platform independent
• Robustness - runs in a JVM
• Extensibility - can access any Java API
• Security - not shell based, runs in a JVM