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CompTIA 220-801 Certification Practice Test

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Which of the following proxy server types accelerates service requests by retrieving content saved from a previous request?
  1. Hostile proxy
  2. Caching proxy server
  3. Content-filtering web proxy
  4. Anonymous proxy server
Explanation
Answer - B - A caching proxy server accelerates service requests by retrieving content saved from a previous request.

Key Takeaway: Caching proxies keep local copies of frequently-requested resources, allowing large organizations to significantly reduce their upstream bandwidth usage and cost, while significantly increasing performance. Another important use of the proxy server is reduction in hardware cost.
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