ABSTRACT
The World Wide Web is the place that users are most likely to encounter applets today. Java (and to a lesser degree, JavaScript) have become webmasters’ tools of choice to add interesting effects to their Web sites or to deliver applications to end users. Most of the scrolling banners and other special effects found on today’s Web pages depend on applets to work. Some Web pages use applets for more substantial applications. For example, MapQuest (https://www.mapquest.com">https://www.mapquest.com) uses Java and ActiveX to deliver an interactive street atlas of the entire US. Wired magazine offers a Java-based chat site that, when accessed over the Web, allows users to download an applet that lets them participate in real-time conferencing.
