Platforms for developing servlets and JSPs

First, you can use a single PC (or Stand-alone PC). Second, you can use a Local Area Network (or LAN). Third, you can use the Internet. When you use a single PC (or Stand-alone PC), you of course need to install all of the required software on that PC. That includes the Java SDK, the web server software, the servlet and JSP engine, and the database management system.

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