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| A1: | A servlet can be run from a browser on a remote computer, whereas an application cannot. |
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| A2: | A servlet container is a program that runs on a server that is capable of running servlets. Often, the servlet container is installed automatically with the Web server software. |
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| A3: | The HTTPServlet class can only process HTTP requests. If you are using another protocol, you must use the GenericServlet class. |
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| A4: | A session object stores the values of a servlet's variables on the server. This enables the state of the user's session to be maintained for a period of time. |
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| A5: | A cookie stores the state information in the user's browser. The Session object stores the same information, but on the server itself. |