Reverse proxy concept in HLD - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define the main role of a reverse proxy.

HLD

A reverse proxy acts as an [1] between clients and backend servers.

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Afirewall

Bdatabase

Cclient

Dintermediary

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Common Mistakes

Confusing reverse proxy with a client or firewall.

Thinking it directly stores data like a database.

A reverse proxy serves as an intermediary that receives client requests and forwards them to backend servers.

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medium

Complete the code to show what a reverse proxy typically does with client requests.

HLD

The reverse proxy [1] client requests to one or more backend servers.

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Ablocks

Bforwards

Cignores

Dstores

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'blocks' or 'ignores' which prevent request handling.

Thinking it stores requests permanently.

A reverse proxy forwards client requests to backend servers to handle processing.

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hard

Fix the error in the statement about reverse proxy benefits.

HLD

A reverse proxy improves system [1] by distributing load across servers.

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Astorage

Bsecurity

Cperformance

Dcomplexity

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Common Mistakes

Selecting 'storage' which is unrelated to reverse proxy function.

Choosing 'complexity' which is usually reduced, not improved.

Reverse proxies improve performance by balancing load and caching content.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the reverse proxy request flow.

HLD

Client sends request to [1], which then [2] the request to backend servers.

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Areverse proxy

Bclient

Cforwards

Dblocks

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Confusing client and reverse proxy roles.

Choosing 'blocks' which stops request forwarding.

The client sends requests to the reverse proxy, which forwards them to backend servers.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the reverse proxy benefits statement.

HLD

Reverse proxies provide [1] by hiding backend servers, [2] by caching content, and [3] by balancing load.

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Asecurity

Bperformance

Cscalability

Dstorage

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Selecting 'storage' which is unrelated here.

Mixing up performance and scalability benefits.

Reverse proxies improve security by hiding servers, performance by caching, and scalability by load balancing.