WebSphere v5.x Overview

Self-Study Packet Contents:

  • Student Courseware (98 pages)

    • A complete student guide with Table of contents, Course objectives, four different sections and an index.
  • Interactive DVD
    Utilizes a browser-based interface to integrate the animated lecture components with the instructor-narrated lab solutions.
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Audience
Java developers, web page designers and other professionals that will be designing, developing and implementing web applications using JavaServer Pages, servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans and implementing them using IBM’s WebSphere Application Server.
   

Duration

 5 Hours
   
Course Abstract
This course will utilize a series of instructor lectures to illustrate the architecture of the WebSphere Application Server environment. This seminar will focus on the following topics: J2EE environment, role of browsers, web servers and application servers, illustrating implementation Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages, EJBs and JavaBeans, depicts the role of Web and EJB containers. use of WSAD as a Java development tool, J2EE packaging and deployment, role of JAR, WAR and EAR files and the use of deployment descriptor files (web.xml, ejb-jar.xml and application.xml).
   
Price $129
Objectives

Upon conclusion participants will have acquired these skills:

  • Illustrate hierarchy of J2EE ecommerce environment
  • Depict the roles of web browsers, web servers and application servers
  • Illustrate the J2EE 1.3 component model and role in designing server-side applications
  • Understand the implementation of Java Servlets
  • Depict the usage of JavaServer Pages
  • Understand the usage of JavaBeans with the servlet/JSP development model
  • Discuss use of Enterprise JavaBeans in a J2EE application
  • Understand the role of the WSAD IDE tool for building applications
  • Depict the J2EE packaging components and deployment strategies using JAR, WAR and EAR files
  • Understand the role of deployment descriptor XML files (web.xml, ejb-jar.xml and application.xml)
  • Discuss the J2EE security model and use of client authentication
   
Class Format Lecture
   
Prerequisites

Each student should have a basic understanding of the Internet environment. Any background in application development would be helpful, but not required.
Course Topics

The following list represents the sections and topics discussed in this virtual instructor-led course offering.
 

WebSphere Overview

  • N-tier architecture
  • Model-View-Controller
  • WebSphere products
  • Browser role
  • HTTP Server
  • Application Server
  • Standalone vs Network Deployment administration
  • WSAD Suite
  • J2EE platform
  • J2EE APIs
  • J2EE services: JNDI, JDBC, Security, RMI, JMS, etc
  • J2EE packaging
  • Application lifecycle

 

J2EE Applications

  • Web Application structure
  • Context paths
  • WEB-INF files
  • Servlet Context
  • web.xml entries
  • Servlet mapping
  • Taglib alias
  • Security constraints
  

Server-Side Development

  • Web & EJB Containers
  • Servlet evolution
  • Stateful vs Stateless servlets
  • HTML and Servlet interface
  • Servlet/JSP Model
  • JSP components
  • JSP Operation Model
  • JSP request cycle
  • EJB Advantages
  • EJB vs JavaBeans
  • Entity vs Session vs Message EJBs
  • Stateful vs Stateless EJBs
  • EJB Containers
  • EJB Lifecycle
  • Transactions