What do you understand by Connectors? Can you describe the Connector A

1.	What do you understand by Connectors? Can you describe the Connector Architecture?
Answer» Connectors are used for PROVIDING standard extension mechanisms to provide connectivity to DIFFERENT enterprise information systems. A connector ARCHITECTURE consists of RESOURCE adapters and system-level contracts, both of which are specific to enterprise information systems. The resource adapters are plugged into the container. The connector architecture defines certain contracts which a resource adapter must support for plugging into J2EE applications like security, transaction, resource MANAGEMENT etc.

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