The document discusses Java servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP). It provides examples of HelloWorld servlets written in Java and JSP. It describes the basic lifecycle of servlets, how they interact with clients, and common tags used in JSP like comments, declarations, expressions and scriptlets. It also demonstrates using Java beans in JSP and an example to look up stock prices that retrieves data from a database using JDBC or alternatively by hardcoding logic based on the stock market source.