Difference between application and applets

    Java is a pure object oriented general purpose language. Using java we can develop two types of programs. They are

*  Application programs

* Applet programs

  

 Applications are programs to do jobs on a local computer.

    

Applets are programs that has ability to run on internet through a web browser.

 

APPLICATION	APPLETS
Application can access the local file system and resources.	Restricted to access the local file system and resources.
Functionality of the applications	Functionality of the applets
Author of the application is known	Author of the applet is not known
Creating and running an application is easy	Creating and running an applet is complex
This is executed by typing commands on the command line	This is executed using applet or any browser