Java EE Server and Containers

Java EE server - The runtime portion of a Java EE product. A Java EE server provides EJB and web containers.

Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) container - Manages the execution of enterprise beans for Java EE applications. Enterprise beans and their container run on the Java EE server.

Web container - Manages the execution of JSP page and servlet components for Java EE applications. Web components and their container run on the Java EE server.

Application client container - Manages the execution of application client components. Application clients and their container run on the client.

Applet container - Manages the execution of applets. Consists of a web browser and Java Plug-in running on the client together.

The informations were taken from The Java™ EE 5 Tutorial, Third Edition by Eric Jendrock, Jennifer Ball, Debbie Carson, Ian Evans, Scott Fordin, Kim Haase