A Web application server node is an application server that includes an HTTP server (also known as a Web server) and is typically designed for access by HTTP clients and to host both presentation and business logic.
The Web application server node is a functional extension of the informational (publishing-based) Web server. It provides the technology platform and contains the components to support access to both public and user specific information by users employing Web browser technology. For the latter, the node provides robust services to allow users to communicate with shared applications and databases. In this way, it acts as an interface to business functions, such as banking, lending, and HR systems.
The node can contain these data types:
- HTML text pages, images, multimedia content to be downloaded to the client browser
- JavaServer Pages
- Application program libraries, such as Java applets for dynamic download to client Workstations
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- (in English) ESS