Mastering Spring Framework Fundamentals - Preparing a Maven Project to Use Spring Model-View-Controller (MVC)

The video tutorial covers the basics of working with Spring MVC, focusing on the dispatcher servlet and project setup. It explains the application context in Spring, the differences between JAR and WAR packaging in Maven, and the role of the web.xml file in web applications. The tutorial also introduces Spring Web MVC, its components, and how to manage dependencies using Maven.

What is the significance of the packaging section in the Maven project?

How does the controller in MVC handle web requests?

What dependencies are required to use Spring Web MVC?