Section 11: General Design and Architecture

11.1 Describe the characteristics of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and how Web services fit to this model.

11.2 Given a scenario, design a Java EE web service using Web Services Design Patterns (Asynchronous Interaction, JMS Bridge, Web Service Cache, Web Service Broker), and Best Practices.

11.3 Describe how to handle the various types of return values, faults, errors, and exceptions that can occur during a Web service interaction.

11.4 Describe the role that Web services play when integrating data, application functions, or business processes in a Java EE application.