An applet is
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A piece of Java running within a web browser
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A short application program which resides completely in a single file
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An application which isn't invoked directly by the user, but is called up from within another application as, and
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A piece of Java which is only allowed to produce graphic output and cannot write to the screen in any other way.
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Correct answer
Explanation
An applet is a Java program designed to be transmitted over the Internet and executed within a web browser. It runs in a sandboxed environment for security. Options B and C describe other types of software components, while D incorrectly restricts applets to only graphics.