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RMI 1: Interfaces & Classes

java.rmi.Remote interface: a remote interface extends it
java.rmi.RemoteException: every method in the remote interface throws this exception
java.rmi.server.RemoteObject
java.rmi.server.RemoteServer
java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
java.rmi.activation.Activatable
extend & implement: classes implement the remote interface methods; stubs are generated by the rmic compiler and are passed instead of the implementing objects to the remote hosts
Serializable: objects serialised before being passed by value
java.io.Serializable
Dynamic Class Loading: bytecode of object classes down-loaded from one host to another as and when needed

Ananda Amatya
9/15/1999