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What Is a Proxy Server?
In this segment, we will discuss what a proxy server is and how it works. Basically, this is use in a business setting although you could use it in your home but most people don’t have that need but in a business setting its basically, a proxy server is a middle computer that sets between the client and the primary server that middle man or intermediate computer will basically cash information. So something that employees are accessing often on the main server instead of having to or directly to the main server, these information will be cashed on the proxy server makes much faster so instead of having to access to the main server, constantly your getting the information from the proxy server so that increases speed and efficiency on that network. Another use of it is for filtering if the or is that company or the management don’t want employees accessing certain websites and certain information the proxy server can be use as a filtering device to keep employees away from those sites and then if would an information.
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