What is the role of stop() method in applet in Java?

This method is called by the browser to unload the applet.

This method is called by the browser, when applet is first loaded.

This method is called by the browser, when an applet should start or resume its execution.

This method is called by the browser to suspend execution of the applet and if it will be restarted again when browser returns that page by start() method.

This method returns the URL associated with that applet.