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About Internet Service Providers
Accessing the Internet Via Satellite
Can Data Fax Modems Connect You to the Internet?
Different Types of Modem Connections
How Does DSL Work?
How Does Dial-Up Work?
How Does a Cable Modem Work?
How Can 2 Computers Use 1 DSL Modem?
How Does Wireless Internet Work?
How Much Does a Wireless Internet Box Cost?
How to Clock the Speed of Your Modem
How to Connect 2 Computers Wirelessly
How to Have 2 Computers Share a DSL Modem
How to Hook Up a DSL Modem
How to Increase Modem Speed
Is a Cable Modem Better Than DSL?
What Are the Advantages of Broadband?
What Is a Proxy Server?
What Is a Wireless Card?
What Is the Fastest Internet Service Available?
What Is the Range of Wireless Internet?
How to Hook Up a Cable Modem & Router
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A proxy server is essentially a middle computer that sits between the client and the primary server. Find … More
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Summary: A proxy server is essentially a middle computer that sits between the client and the primary server. Find out how proxy servers increase speed and efficiency with help from a computer specialist in this free video on Internet connections.
Mike Rickert has been working in the computer industry in different capacities since 1995. Rickert holds a degree in business from CSULA, and he is the business partner of the owner of...read more
"In this segment we will discuss what a proxy server is and how it works. Basically this is used 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 it is basically a proxy computer is a middle computer that sits between the client and the primary server. That middle man or intermediate computer will basically cache information so something that the employees are accessing off them on the main server, instead of having to go directly to the main server this information will be cached on the proxy server and it makes it much faster so instead of having to access the main server constantly you are getting the information from the proxy server so that increases speed and efficiency of that network. Another use of it is for filtering. If the owners of the company or management don't want employees accessing certain websites or certain information the proxy server can be used as a filtering device to keep employees away from those sites and that information."
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