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EJB Full Form

EJB Full Form

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on May 25, 2023 11:29 AM IST

What is the full form of EJB?

The full form of EJB is Enterprise Java Bean. EJB can be used for various purposes and it's one of the well-designed Java APIs (application programming interfaces). EJB is very useful for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (JEE), and enterprise applications. Using sun microsystems, we can easily solve the growth and expansion process of large application components.

EJB is an application program that helps us in communicating the key features of business processes as it's a server-side & platform-independent software element. Also

Enterprise Java Bean is inflexible, defined, and multi-layer.

Types of EJB

There are three types of EJB. They are as follows: Entity bean, Session bean, and Message-driven bean. We will discuss all three types of EJB in detail.

  1. Entity bean

Entity bean helps in retaining the information of data in a database.

  1. Session bean

Session bean does work exactly the opposite of Entity bean as session bean is considered as the non-preserving item.

  1. Message-driven bean

Message-driven beans help in organizing the messages that occur simultaneously or at the same time. The main purpose of the Message-driven bean is the formulation of JMS messages.

Why do we require Enterprise Java Bean?

  • Many sites have a lot of data and services in them.

  • It's used for making an application flexible so that it works quite well.

  • Users can use EJB for transaction purposes.

  • It can be used for representing the features of business logic.

Uses of EJB

  • EJB can be used for thick client applications and swing applications.

  • EJB can be used for e-commerce business-to-business (B2B) and company systems

Benefits of EJB

  • Enterprise Java Bean has access to free protection.

  • EJB used to distribute declarative payments within it.

  • Enterprise Java Bean has features like caching & pooling which help in improving the performance.

  • We can easily use the access skills in the EJB and thus increase scalability.

  • It has a lot of complicated options which are free to use.

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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

1. What's the full form of EJB?

Enterprise Java Bean is the full form of EJB.

2. How many types of EJB? Name them.

There are three types of EJB. They are as follows 

  1. Entity bean

  2. Session bean

  3. Message-driven bean

3. Is EJB open source?

Yes, EJB is open source.

4. What is replaced EJB?

Spring Framework replaced EJB.

5. By whom and in which year EJB is developed?

 EJB was developed by IBM in 1997.

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