FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is the optimal place to have a proxy server?
A
In between two private networks
B
In between a private network and a public network
C
In between two public networks
D
On all of the servers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A proxy server can be placed with all interfaces connected to the private network and allow Internetaccess to users via the proxy server. The proxy server accepts all requests on behalf of the internal network clients, and then forwards those requests to its gateway to the Internet.

Detailed explanation-2: -A proxy server may reside on the user’s local computer, or at any point between the user’s computer and destination servers on the Internet. A proxy server that passes unmodified requests and responses is usually called a gateway or sometimes a tunneling proxy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q. Where is the optimal place to have a proxy server? Hardware firewall can be installed on personal computer.

Detailed explanation-4: -FTP Proxy Server An FTP (File Transfer Protocol) proxy works as an intermediary between all traffic through the FTP protocol. FTP is a protocol used for exchanging files over the Internet and internal networks.

There is 1 question to complete.