Understanding Web Clients and Servers
For any operation to be performed, a service provider and a service consumer need. The same relies on web applications. The one which provides the service is the web server and the one which requires it is the web client. The web client requests the client, in return for which the client responds. This is usually done through HTTP protocol and that’s the reason, why sometimes a web server is also known as an HTTP server.
The web server stores, processes, and provides the output to the client which further makes it user-friendly. A web browser is an example of a web client that requests with the required payload, and the server will respond, usually in JSON format.
Advanced Java – Getting Started to Web Application
A Web Application is software that executes on the web browser. It links the customers and the service providers as a medium of exchange. For example, Amazon provides a marketplace where sellers and buyers can coexist. It provides a mechanism to exchange services and perform operations seamlessly.