This document provides an introduction and comparison of Java servlets and CGI (Common Gateway Interface) for creating dynamic web applications. Servlets use Java to build applications that reside on the web server and can generate dynamic web pages. CGI allows using programs on the server to process data and generate dynamic content, but programs must be written in a native language like C++. Servlets offer advantages like portability, ability to share data between requests, and better performance due to using threads instead of processes to handle requests.