What Is a Proxy

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Multiple Choice

What is a proxy?

• A)Software that prevents direct communication between a sending and receiving computer and is used to monitor packets for security reasons.
• B)A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
• C)A simple network protocol that allows the transfer of files between two computers on the Internet.
• D)A standard Internet protocol that provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points relative to its mean, indicating how much the values in the data set vary from the average.

Normally Distributed

Describes a data set whose distribution forms a symmetric, bell-shaped curve around the mean.

Top 10%

A term used to denote the upper 10 percentile of a data set or distribution, representing values higher than 90% of the others.

Hypothesized Population Mean

A specific value that represents the average outcome we propose or expect for a population in hypothesis testing.