| Proxy servers are intermediaries between | | | | anonymous; and 2) caching information for faster |
| systems within a network. They can either be | | | | access. Proxies can be placed at any point in |
| applications or an actual computer system. Proxies | | | | between your computer and the destination |
| have various functions hence the various types of | | | | server that hosts the information you need, which |
| these servers as we strive to classify them | | | | means anywhere along the network path or |
| according to their designed purpose. We'll go over | | | | network cloud. |
| each type of proxy server and describe each | | | | We can further classify proxies according to their |
| one's purpose briefly. | | | | specific function, which will generally fall under any |
| Generally we can classify proxy servers under | | | | of the two previously mentioned general |
| two broad functions or types, which are: 1) | | | | functions. |
| keeping a machine or computer system | | | | |