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| The term ___ ___ describes the mechanisms used to control bandwidth usage on the network. |
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| ___ ___ establishes priorities for data traveling to and from the Internet and within the network. |
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| A ___ ___ performs two key functions: monitoring and shaping. |
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| A ___ ___ is any software that controls what a user is allowed to peruse and is most often associated with websites. |
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| When a content filter is applied as software on a client machine, it is called a ___-___ filter; when applied on a proxy server on the network, it is called a ___-___ filter. |
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| ___ ___ is a technique in which the workload is distributed between several servers to increase network performance, reliability, and availability. |
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| Load balancing increases ___ and therefore data availability. |
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| Load balancing increases ___ by distributing the workload. |
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A load balancer can be either a hardware device or software. |
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| A ___ switch is a high-performance device that operates as both a switch and a router. |
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| A ___ switch is one that can operate at both Layer 2 and 3 of the OSI model. |
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| A ___ switch examines the network data it receives, decides where the content is intended to go, and forwards it. |
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| A content switch can identify the application that data is targeted for by associating it with a ___. |
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| Content servers can help with ___ ___ because they can distribute requests across servers and target data to only the servers that need it, or distribute data between application servers. |
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| A ___ switch is sometimes called a load-balancing switch. |
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| A content switch can distribute incoming data to specific ___ servers. |
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| A ___ server is typically part of a firewall system. |
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| A ___ server is defined as a server that sits between a client computer and the Internet, looking at the web page requests the client sends. |
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| If a client computer wants to access a web page, the request is sent to the ___ server rather than directly to the Internet |
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| The proxy server first determines whether a request is intended for the Internet or for a ___ web server. |
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If the request is intended for the Internet, the proxy server sends the request as if it originated the request. |
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| Proxy servers can greatly improve network performance through a process called ___. |
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| Caching greatly improves the response time to the client and can significantly reduce the ___ needed to fulfill client requests. |
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| Controlling which websites users can access is typically done through a ___ ___ list. |
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| access control list (ACL) |
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| A ___ ___ increases remote-access security by establishing a secure connection (tunnel) between the sending and receiving devices. |
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| A ___ ___ can add an additional level to VPN security by authenticating users, encrypting data, regulating data transfer, and controlling traffic. |
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