Hi Kanishtha, thank you for the
fruit for thought. Now I know what to say when asked of the same question.
About the synonymity, I wonder if it is valid if, (and only if) the server has only one container. Hmmm, debatable isn't it ? :roll:
Another frequent question is: Is the "hardware" server synonymous with the "software" server. E.g. I'd often been compelled to say that they were synonymous when a server box contains only one server application (e.g. http server) to clients that couldn't tell between a server box and a loudspeaker, let alone the servers we are talking about. Telling them the actual thing would be equivalent to forcing them to spend a night with Hannibal Lecter. It would sure scare them off. It'd nearly scared me off !
IT life is sprinkled with confusion and paradoxes, isn't it ?
Originally posted by kanishtha Kramalekhakha:
The EJB server must provide one or more EJB containers. Hence EJB container and EJB server are NOT synonymous. Please correct me if I am wrong.
[ April 19, 2005: Message edited by: Ken Loh ]