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Epic card · Science
Proxy server, an Epic card
In computer networking, a proxy server is an intermediary server application between a client requesting a resource and the server then providing that resource.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 870,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Proxy server quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Proxy server card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Proxies were devised to add structure and ______ to distributed systems.
Answer
encapsulation. Proxies were devised to add structure and encapsulation to distributed systems. From the Proxy server article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Proxy server. Proxy server 870,000 · Jelly roll fold 7,000 · UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology 4,500 · Special routes of U.S. Route 62 790 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Instead of connecting directly to a server that can fulfil a request for a resource, such as a file or web page, the client directs the request to the proxy server, which evaluates the request and performs the required network transactions.
- This serves as a method to control the complexity of the request or provide additional benefits such as load balancing, privacy or security.
- Proxies were devised to add structure and encapsulation to distributed systems.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Proxy server article was read about 870,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Proxy server
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Proxy server in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Mark WalterEpic · Society · ATK 70 DEF 68
- Pete Crow-ArmstrongEpic · Society · ATK 76 DEF 62
- James CromwellEpic · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 63
- John DeaconEpic · Arts · ATK 70 DEF 68
- Jane LynchEpic · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 65
- Brady TkachukEpic · Society · ATK 74 DEF 64
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Proxy server (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : H2g2bob, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
