Answer: AWT components are the components that have their own source of screen and thus are considered as heavy-weighted.
Step-by-step explanation:Abstract Window Toolkit(AWT) components are composed of the native peer and does not share screen with any other component that is why they are known as heavy weight components and light weight components are those which share screen.
The characteristics of heavy weight components are that it is mostly opaque and can be rectangular in nature .
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