What is proxy server?

My school computers have almost ever proxy server blocked. I tried all the new proxies but none of them work. I need a reliable proxy that is almost never blocked. Ninjacloak and Polypuzzle were my favorites and those are blocked too.. and the proxy...

I am wanting to setup a web proxy on my home computer. I want to go into Internet Explorer options, and setup a proxy server address to use for the internet. What is a good proxy server to use? I want to be on a machine in a different location, building...

Tell me best proxy server. Tell me also benefits of a proxy server.

What is (in computer terms), is a Server. Also, what is a Proxy Server? I've looked up these terms on the net & every explanation uses computer language that the average person ca't understand. PLease can someone explain this to me ib easy to understand...

How are the proxy servers used to enforce internet security in universities?

Is this a good definition? "A proxy server acts as an intermediary and still does the same job of opening documents and web pages. In other words, an external server that gathers the same information from the web page requested by a client but instead...

A proxy server downloads html contents from web sites and serves them to third-parties. Web sites may explicitly prohibit in their Terms of Service the retransmission of their contents to a third party. Thus, the owner of the proxy server may be infringing...

I see it in my Xp setting all over the place...proxy server this, proxy server that. Do I need to use one, what are the benefits? Why does anyone use it?

There are proxy servers that folks use to access Hulu from outside the US. These proxy servers will have some major bandwidth and electricity usage....what motivates someone to host such a free proxy server.