A proxy server controls the passage of messages or files through to the organization's network.

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• Routers are used to transmit message packets and forward them to the correct destination over the most efficient pathway available.
• C++ is an object-oriented language and is simpler than Java.
• Servlets are stored on the server rather than with an application on a client.
• Most browsers support e-mail, instant messaging, bookmarking of Websites, and Website addressing and searching.
• XSL is a language used to develop style sheets from XML documents.
• The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the chief standards body for HTTP and HTML.
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is secure.
• VBScript is similar to JavaScript.
• XML is a rapidly developing scripting language that may, in conjunction with XHTML, replace HTML.

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