ABSTRACT
In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource available from a different server. The proxy server evaluates the request according to its filtering rules. For example, it may filter traffic by IP address or protocol. If the request is validated by the filter, the proxy provides the resource by connecting to the relevant server and requesting the service on behalf of the client. A proxy server may optionally alter the client's request or the server's response, and sometimes it may serve the request without contacting the specified server. In this case, it 'caches' responses from the remote server, and returns subsequent requests for the same content directly. The proxy concept was invented in the early days of distributed systems as a way to simplify and control their complexity. Today, most proxies are a web proxy, allowing access to content on the World Wide Web.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
CERTIFICATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
1.0INTRODUCTION
1.1STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
1.2PURPOSE OF STUDY
1.3AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1.4SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.5LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
1.6DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
2.0LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER THREE
3.0METHODOLOGY FOR FACT FINDING AND DETAILED DISCUSSIONS OF THE SUBJECT MATER
3.1 METHODOLOGY FOR FACT-FINDING
3.2DISCUSSIONS
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0FUTURES, IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE SOCIETY
4.1FUTURES
4.2IMPLICATIONS
4.3CHALLENGES
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
5.1SUMMARY
5.2RECOMMENDATION
5.3CONCLUSION
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