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Core a!a /ava is a higher level 0rogra((ing language. =ore /ava re)ers to the ,asic 0ac;age o) /ava o,Hects that are ty0ically used )or general des;to0 a00lications. These o,Hects co(e in the LStandard EditionL o) /ava. *# /avaServer Pages -/SP. is a /ava technology that allo&s so)t&are develo0ers to dyna(ically generate HT" * $" or other ty0es o) docu(ents in res0onse to a @e, client re2uest. The technology allo&s /ava code and certain 0re8de)ined actions to ,e e(,edded into static content. This is one o) the )ront end technologies. *er!lets A servlet is a Hava 0rogra( that runs on a server. The ter( &as coined in the conte5t o) the /ava a00let* a s(all 0rogra( that is sent as a se0arate )ile along &ith a @e, -HT" . 0age. /ava a00lets* usually intended )or running on a client* can result in such services as 0er)or(ing a calculation )or a user or 0ositioning an i(age ,ased on user interaction. This is one o) the server side -,ac;end. technologies. $ 2 Enter0rise /ava1eans -E/1. technology is the server8side co(0onent architecture )or /ava Plat)or(* Enter0rise Edition -/ava EE.. E/1 technology ena,les ra0id and si(0li)ied develo0(ent o) distri,uted* transactional* secure and 0orta,le a00lications ,ased on /ava technology. This is a server side -,ac;end. technology used in enter0rise -large. so)t&are. 4eb *er!ices The ter( @e, services descri,es a standardiAed &ay o) integrating @e,8,ased a00lications using the $" * SOAP* @S+ and <++3 o0en standards over an 3nternet 0rotocol ,ac;,one. $" is used to tag the data* SOAP is used to trans)er the data* @S+ is used )or descri,ing the services availa,le and <++3 is used )or listing &hat services are availa,le.

*truts A0ache Struts is a )ree o0en8source )ra(e&or; )or creating /ava &e, a00lications. The Struts )ra(e&or; is designed to hel0 develo0ers create &e, a00lications that utiliAe a "%= architecture. *pring The S0ring Ira(e&or; -or S0ring )or short. is an o0en source a00lication )ra(e&or; )or the /ava 0lat)or(. This is a su,stitute )or Struts )ra(e&or;. /ibernate Hi,ernate is a 0o&er)ul* high 0er)or(ance o,Hect/relational 0ersistence and 2uery service.3t is an o0en8source technology &hich )its &ell ,oth &ith /ava and .NET technologies. Hi,ernate lets develo0ers &rite 0ersistence classes &ith hi,ernate 2uery )eatures o) HQ &ithin 0rinci0les o) O,Hect Oriented 0aradig(. Hi,ernate is used on to0 o) Struts or S0ring )ra(e&or;. Unit /<nit is an o0en source* regression8testing )ra(e&or; that lets /ava develo0ers &rite unit tests as they develo0 syste(s. This is used )or auto(ating Hava unit tests. Cactus =actus is a testing )ra(e&or; that allo&s you to create unit tests )or your servlets. This is used in addition to /<nit.

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A*#.($) ASP.NET is a &e, a00lication )ra(e&or; develo0ed and (ar;eted ,y "icroso)t* that 0rogra((ers can use to ,uild dyna(ic &e, sites* &e, a00lications and &e, services. This is a )ront end technology. 12.($) %isual 1asic.NET is a "icroso)t8created o,Hect8oriented 0rogra((ing language &hich incor0orates )eatures o) "icroso)tLs .NET Ira(e&or; and @e, Services* such as SOAP* &hich &ere originally develo0ed using $" . This is a ,ac;end technology. C8.($) The =9 0rogra((ing language -0ronounced M=8Shar0M. is one o) the (ost 0o&er)ul o,Hect8 oriented 0rogra((ing languages develo0ed ,y "icroso)t. According to the(* M=9 is a (odern* o,Hect8oriented language that ena,les 0rogra((ers to 2uic;ly ,uild a &ide range o) a00lications )or the ne& "icroso)t .NET 0lat)or(* &hich 0rovides tools and services that )ully e50loit ,oth co(0uting and co((unications.M (Unit N<nit is a unit8testing )ra(e&or; )or all .Net languages. 3nitially 0orted )ro( /<nit* the current 0roduction release* version 7.E* is the )i)th (aHor release o) this 5<nit ,ased unit testing tool )or

"icroso)t .NET. 3t is &ritten entirely in =9 and has ,een co(0letely redesigned to ta;e advantage o) (any .NET language )eatures* )or e5a(0le custo( attri,utes and other re)lection related ca0a,ilities. N<nit ,rings 5<nit to all .NET languages.

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A data,ase is a collection o) in)or(ation that is organiAed so that it can easily ,e accessed* (anaged* and u0dated. 3n one vie&* data,ases can ,e classi)ied according to ty0es o) content: ,i,liogra0hic* )ull8te5t* nu(eric* and i(ages. *Q& 5*tructured Quer+ &anguage7 is the (ost co((on standardiAed language used to access data,ases. SQ is co((on to all data,ases. SQ is a non0rocedural language. Oracle 0roduces a 0rocedural version o) SQ &hich it calls #&/*Q&. E5a(0les o) +1 are: Oracle -)ro( Oracle =or0oration. "S SQ Server -)ro( "icroso)t. +17 -)ro( 31". Sys,ase -)ro( Sy,ase. "ySQ -)ro( Sun "icrosyste(s.

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@e, servers are co(0uters on the internet that host &e,sites* serving 0ages to vie&ers u0on re2uest. This service is re)erred to as &e, hosting. Every &e, server has a uni2ue address so that other co(0uters connected to the internet ;no& &here to )ind it on the vast net&or;. The 3P -3nternet Protocol. address loo;s so(ething li;e this: 4#.#'.6E6.6E4. This address (a0s to a (ore hu(an )riendly address* such as st2a.net. E5a(0les o) &e, server are: A0ache -)ro( A0ache. 33S -)ro( "icroso)t. To(cat -)ro( A0ache. iPlanet -)ro( Netsca0e.

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-,usiness logic. server* and a data,ase and transaction server. @e, servers are usually in8,uilt in a00lication servers. E5a(0les o) A00lication Server are: @e,logic -)ro( Oracle =or0oration. @e,s0here -)ro( 31". /1oss -)ro( /1oss. Net&eaver -)ro( SAP.

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Enter0rise resource 0lanning -E?P. syste(s atte(0t to integrate several data sources and 0rocesses o) an organiAation into a uni)ied syste(. A ty0ical E?P syste( &ill use (ulti0le co(0onents o) co(0uter so)t&are and hard&are to achieve the integration. A ;ey ingredient o) (ost E?P syste(s is the use o) a uni)ied data,ase to store data )or the various syste( (odules. E5a(0les o) E?P are: SAP -)ro( SAP. Oracle A00lications -)ro( Oracle =or0oration. Peo0leso)t -)ro( Oracle =or0oration. /+Ed&ards

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