The document provides an overview of Apache Apex as a YARN application, detailing its structural components such as directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), operators, and the lifecycle of a streaming application. It explains how users interact with the system via the stramclient and the roles of stram (the streaming application master) and stramchild in resource management on the YARN platform. Additionally, it highlights Apache Apex's utility in managing streaming applications while allowing users to focus on defining business logic.