Suggested Projects

Skill-Building Exercises

1. API Research:   Research the functionality provided by the java.net package. Make a list of each class and interface and write a brief description of the functionality provided by each.

2. API Research:   Continuing to explore the java.net package, focus now on the ServerSocket and Socket classes. List and describe the purpose of each method provided by these classes.

3. API Research:   Continuing to explore the java.net package, focus now on the URI, URL, and URLConnection classes. Note the purpose of each class and how they relate to each other. Note the purpose and use of each class method.

4. Web Research:   Expand your understanding of the TCP/IP protocols. Search the web for the Internet RFCs used as references for this chapter.

5. Web Research:   Expand your understanding of network applications. Search the web for material related to packet-switched networks, distributed applications, and multi-tiered applications.

6. Web Research:   Expand your understanding of Java network programming. Search the web for programming examples related to the use of ServerSocket, Socket, and URL classes.

7. Programming Exercise:   Write a short program that uses the URL class to access an image located somewhere on the Internet and display the image in a window.

8. API Research:   Research the functionality provided by the java.rmi, java.rmi.activation, java.rmi.dgc, java.rmi.server, and java.rmi.registry packages.