Author Question: Briefly explain what a proxy means. What will be an ideal ... (Read 124 times)

newbem · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Briefly explain what a proxy means.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

There is no registration required with Facebook in order for users to create their personal profile and to then share them with others.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

apple · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Like many of the other types of servers presented thus far, a proxy server is a program, or service, that can run on a physical device hosting other types of services or servers. The intent of a proxy server is to provide a measure of security. A proxy server provides security by functioning as an intermediary between a client and a server. This fact should be clearer after the term proxy is defined. Being a proxy literally means having the authority to act for another. Thus, if a person is a proxy, that person has another person's authority to act on his or her behalf. Say that a public figure was concerned for her privacy or safety and did not want to meet with a group of reporters. She might designate a proxy to meet with the reporters. The proxy would then communicate back to the public figure what the reporters wanted her to know. Thus, the proxy acts as a layer between the public figure and the reporters. A proxy server functions in a similar manner.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE