Chapter 29. Web Browsers and Servers in the Enterprise

We described the basic approach to developing Web-based Java applets in Chapter 4, "Java Foundations for Enterprise Development," and the basic communications infrastructure of the Web and HTTP in Chapter 13, "Web Communications." This chapter builds on those concepts with an introduction to the two primary computing platfor ms used to Web-enable an enterprise: Web browsers and Web servers. Understanding the basic architecture of Web browsers and Web servers, as well as understanding the common problems and solutions encountered with their use, is fundamental to understanding how ...

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