Java has strong support for web development. The following gives an overview of the available Java technologies starting with an explanation of web applications and then highlighting important standards in Java. After you finished the overview, you can create your first Java web application with Servlet and JSP development with Eclipse WTP.
Web Applications are used to create dynamic websites. Java provides support for web application through Servlets and JSPs. We can create a website with static HTML pages but when we want information to be dynamic, we need web application.
Web services are web-based enterprise applications that use open, XML-based standards and transport protocols to exchange data with calling clients. The Java EE platform provides the XML APIs and tools you need to quickly design, develop, test, and deploy web services and clients that fully interoperate with other web services and clients running on Java-based or non-Java-based platforms.