Java™ 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE™) Web Component Developer Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam 310-080)

Chapter 2. Deploying Web Applications

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Web application

• Web archive file

• Web app deployment descriptor

• Initialization parameters

• Authentication, authorization

• Security constraints

• Web resource

• Deployment

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Identify the structure of a Web application and Web archive file.

• Name the Web app deployment descriptor.

• Name the directories where you place Web resources.

• Name and describe deployment descriptor elements.

• Configure the deployment descriptor to handle exceptions and errors.

• Configure Web applications for security.

• Configure servlets and listeners through the deployment descriptor.

Web Application Overview

A Web application is a collection of server-side resources, including servlets, JSP pages, ...