Advanced Java Programming - Old Questions

Servlets

JSP

Servlet is a pure java code.

JSP is a tag based approach.

We write HTML in servlet code.

We write JSP code in HTML.

Servlet is faster than JSP.

JSP is slower than servlet because it first translate into java code then compile.

Writing code for servlet is harder than JSP as it is html in java.

JSP is easy to code as it is java in html.

Servlet can accept all protocol requests.

JSP only accept http requests.

Modification in Servlet is a time consuming task because it includes reloading, recompiling and restarting the server.

JSP modification is fast, just need to click the refresh button. (reloading, recompilation and restart the server is not required)

Servlets do not have implicit objects.

JSP does have implicit objects.

In Servlet, we can override the service() method.

In JSP, we cannot override its service() method.

In MVC pattern, servlet act as a controller.

In MVC, JSP act as a view.

In Servlet, by default session management is not enabled we need to enable explicitly.

In JSP, session management is automatically enabled.

Packages are to be imported at the top of the servlet.

Packages can be imported anywhere in the JSP code.