This document provides an overview of Java applets, including:
- Applets are Java programs that run in a web browser and are typically embedded in web pages. They must extend the Applet class.
- There are two types of applets - AWT applets which use older GUI classes, and Swing applets which use newer GUI classes.
- The Applet class provides lifecycle methods like init(), start(), stop(), and destroy() that are called at different points in the applet's execution. It also includes painting and display methods like paint(), repaint(), and drawString().