After an applet arrives on the client, it has limited access to resources so that it can produce a graphical user interface and run complex computations without introducing the risks of viruses or data security breaching. The applet is usually embedded in an HTML page on a Web site and can be executed from within a browser. The applet is also capable of running in HTML. # Browser Responsibilities for Applet Life Cycle What Are Java Applets?Īpplets are small Internet-based program written in Java, a programming language for the Web and can be downloaded by any computer.