PROXY SERVER

Short-answer quiz

1 What is one main function of a Proxy Server? 2 You want a connection to the Internet but it requires encryption and the use of Secure Sockets Layer Technology. Can these connections be cached to disk? 3 How does the file called "msplat.txt" on the Proxy client differ from the Local Address Table file located on the Proxy Server? 4 What are the different scenarios involved when you are considering "load balancing" on your network using Proxy Server? 5 You have just enabled auto-synchronization for an array you created using 5 Proxy Servers. Name three parameters that are "pushed" to each member of the array? 6 After installing the Winsock client on your client machines, your machine has become a client of the Winsock Proxy Service on the server that initiated the Setup Wizard. But what did it do to your Web Browser on your client machine? 7 What is special about the Winsock Proxy Service when it comes to configuring ports for the TCP protocol? 8 What strange result might happen if you accept all installation defaults for Proxy Server regarding "Access Control"? 9 What is the default state of any received packet for all TCP/IP protocols using Proxy Server 2.0? 10 You are in the process of installing Proxy Server 2.0 and you want to select a drive to store cached data. You know you need one NTFS drive to cache data. Can you use a remote network drive for this cache? 11 Where does the SETUP program put the client installation and configuration software components on the clients machine? 12 What are the two main components of the Web Proxy service for Proxy Server 2.0? 13 What is the purpose of associating a Time-To-Live with an object found in the cache? 14 Which property sheet of the Web Proxy Service will allow you to view the product ID of your Proxy Server installation? 15 Under which service can you restrict access to the Internet by Port number? 16 Does packet filtering in Proxy Server apply to the internal network adapter card or the external network adapter card? 17 What other situation would force you to stop and restart Proxy Server services besides using Autodial for the very first time? 18 John wants to use multiple Proxy Servers in his network but he is concerned with load balancing and fault tolerance issues. How can he utilize load sharing among his multiple Proxy Servers? 19 Which performance monitor counter measures how many people are using the server at one time? 20 As far as licensing is concerned, how many server licenses and how many client licenses are needed on a network with 1 Proxy server and 50 client machines? 21 If your Proxy server is using TCP on the external adapter and IPX on the internal adapter card, can a client running IPX access the Internet through the proxy server? 22 What would you consider as a backup to a network whose existing T-1 line to an Internet Service Provider has just failed? 23 You are implementing a Proxy chain and you are confused by the terms "upstream" and "downstream" host. What do these refer to? 24 You have 600 users on your network today. Tomorrow you will add 300 new users. Will you need to increase your cache?