The Java EE platform is a distributed multitiered application model that has three widely used common tiers. These tiers are the presentation tier (or web tier), the business tier, and the integration tier (or EIS tier).
The presentation tier, also known as the web tier, contains the components that create a web application. This tier has many components that use the HTTP protocol, construct views and interfaces for users, and provide a web service. These components are called web components. There are two types of presentation tier:
- Presentation-oriented tier: This type of presentation tier contains the components to construct an interactive web page and dynamic content using HTML and XHTML. These components are JavaServer Faces technology, Java Servlet technology, and JavaServer Page technology, which allow us to construct an interactive web...