Web Programming with Servlets and JSP Course Glossary

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Term Description
Action JSP actions allow the transfer of control between pages.
Architecture The structure and organization of layers.
Argument Value required as input to the function.
A language construct that programmers use to add additional information to code
Attributes
elements to extend their functionality.
Authentication These filters allow the users to access any resource in secured websites after
filters providing proper user name and password.
Base64 is a positional notation using a base of 64. It is code with the largest
Base64
power-of-two as base.
Binary Data Data present in the form of zeros and ones.
The algorithm that resides in the middle-tier of a three-tier Web application. It
Business logic
accepts the client request, understands it and manipulates the database.
Classic Tag Its type of custom tag similar to Simple tag present in older version of JSP.
This tag handler class is created by implementing the Tag, Iterationtag and
Classic tag handler
BodyTag interface.
These tags support evaluation of the body content of the tag including other
Complex tags
services provided in basic tag or iteration tag.
This allows Java developers to embed Java code in JSP pages. It separates the
Custom tag
presentation logic from business logic.
This allows the user to define variables and methods that are inserted into the
Declaration
servlet, outside the service() method.
Deployment This is an XML file that holds all the configuration details of all the Web
Descriptor components, which are the part of a specific Web application.
Directive They inform the JSP engine about the actions to be performed on the JSP page.
Empty tags These are the simple tags without body content.
Encoding The method of converting text to a code.
Encryption is the process of transforming information to make it unreadable to
Encryption
anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key.
Encryption filters These filters help in encrypting the request and response header.
Exception An exception is an action that is not part of normal operations or standards.
This is a method to map the URI to a TLD file. is done by defining reference to the
Explicit mapping tag library descriptor by the <taglib> element in the deployment descriptor,
web.xml, of the Web application.
The expression contains a Java statement whose value will be evaluated and
Expression
inserted into the generated webpage.
Filter chain This is a sequence of filters through which the request needs to pass.

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This specifies which filter to execute depending on a URL pattern or a servlet

Filter mapping name. This actually sets up a logical relation between the filter and the Web
application for sequential control flow of request and response between them.
Fragments Specified parts of code to be bundled for execution.
FTP or File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer data from one computer to another
FTP
over the Internet, or through a network.
A graphical user interface (GUI) is a type of user interface which allows people to
GUI interact with a computer and computer-controlled devices which employ graphical
icons, visual indicators or special graphical elements.
Header refers to supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data
header being stored or transmitted, which contain information for the handling of the data
block.
HTML, is short term for Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup
HTML
language for web pages.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a communication protocol used to transfer
HTTP
or convey information on the World Wide Web.
identifier Identifiers are textual symbols which name language entities.
This is a method to map the URI to a TLD file. This is basically done by assigning
Implicit mapping
path to the .tld file to URI attribute.
The interface specifies a set of methods which implement some specific
Interface
functionality, common to a set of classes.
The Internet is a worldwide computer networks that transmit data by packet
Internet
switching using standard neteork protocols.
Interpreter Executing the code line by line.
Inter-servlet Between two or more servlets.
An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet protocols, network
Intranet
connectivity to securely share part of an organization's information.
A layer is a collection of related functions that provides services to the layer above
Layer
it and receives service from the layer below it.
Locale is a set of parameters that defines the user's language, country and any
Locale
special variant preferences that the user wants to see in their user interface.
Logging and
These filters track the activities of users on a Web application and log them.
auditing filters
A loop is a sequence of statements which is specified once but which may be
Loop
carried out several times in succession.
Network A group of two or more computer systems linked together.
It is a language mechanism for binding data with methods that operate on that
Object
data.
Operators are special symbols that perform specific operations on one, two or
Operators
three operands, and then return a result.
The the term parameter is used for an argument, which is intermediate in status
Parameters
between a variable and a constant.
Parsing is the process of analyzing a sequence of tokens to determine its
Parsing
grammatical structure with respect to a given formal grammar.

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A prefix is the initial portion of some object or term with a distinct and reused
Prefix
meaning that modifies the meaning of the whole object.
Presentation logic It is the algorithm, which facilitates the end user to interact with the server.
A primitive type is predefined by the language and is named by a reserved
Primitive
keyword.
A Protocol is a set of guidelines or rules that help in governing an operation on the
Protocol
internet and communications over it.
The standard way of information is extracted from databases by providing the
Query
question.
Redirecting Channelising the direction.
Request Message sent from Client to Server for execution.
Resource bundle Resource bundles contain locale-specific objects.
Response Message received from Server to client after execution.
Scriptless Body Content without any script.
This is a small piece of code segment. This is used to embed Java code within an
Scriptlet
HTML code.
A server is an application or device that performs services for connected clients as
Server
part of a client-server architecture.
Servlet Container Located inside the server where the command execution takes place.
Session Duration of a page for execution.
A type of custom tag added to JSP 2.0. It creates user defined tag in a simplified
Simple Tag
way.
This tag handler class creates a tag with body by implementing the SimpleTag
Simple tag handler
interface.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a protocol that provide secured communication on
SSL the Internet for activities such as Web browsing, e-mail, Internet faxing, instant
messaging and other data transfers.
Static variables typically have a broader scope than other variables. Their values
Static variable
may be set at run-time or may change subtly during program execution.
Status Error Occurrence of an error
Tag extension API The Tag extension API in the JSP adds the tag functionalities to the language.
Tag File Actions Actions specified to use tag file.
The tag handler is a simple Java class file that contains the code for the
Tag handler
functionality of the custom tag in the JSP program.
Tag Libraries Tag library is a collection of custom tags. This stores the reference to each tag.
This is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file, which describes custom tags in
Tag library
a JSP program. This contains the definitions of a custom tag and is saved with an
descriptor
extension .tld.
Tags A syntax used to delimit the start and end of an element.
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of the core protocols of the
TCP
Internet protocol suite. It is suitable for applications like file transfer and e-mail.

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Translation is the first phase of JSP life cycle. In this phase, a servlet code to
Translation implement JSP tags is automatically generated, compiled and loaded into the
servlet container.
Type conversion Type conversion refers to changing an entity of one data type into another.
Unicode is an industry standard allowing computers to consistently represent and
Unicode
manipulate text expressed in any of the world's writing systems.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) formerly known as Universal Resource Locator, is
URL
a technical, Web-related term used for web address.
A Web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact
Web browser with text, images, and other information typically located on a Web page at a
website on the World Wide Web.

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