web application vs enterprise application:----------------------------

A web application can be  developed by only web related
technologies like jsp ,servlet,html,css,javascript,xml.

example:---library management system


A enterprise application can be  developed by anything from java j2ee.
like jsp ,servlet,html,css,javascript ,ejb .
example :- banking  releted application





Server: Web vs. Application
Server is a device or a computer program that accepts and responds to the request made by
other program, known as client. It is used to manage the network resources and for running
the program or software that provides services.

There are two types of servers:

Web Server
Application Server
Web Server


Web Server

Web server contains only web or servlet container. It can be used for servlet, jsp, struts, jsf etc.
 It can't be used for EJB.

Examples of Web Servers are: Apache Tomcat and Resin.


Application Server
Application server contains Web and EJB containers. It can be used for servlet, jsp, struts, jsf, ejb etc.

The Example of Application Servers are:

JBoss: Open-source server from JBoss community.
Glassfish: Provided by Sun Microsystem. Now acquired by Oracle.
Weblogic: Provided by Oracle. It more secured.
Websphere: Provided by IBM.