In a distributed environment, a surrogate program that performs services in one environment on
behalf of a principal in another environment is called:

A.
A proxy.

B.
A slave.

C.
An agent.

D.
A virtual processor.

Explanation:
The correct answer is An agent. * Proxy is similar in nature but might hide the characteristics of the
principal it is representing. Answers A slave and A virtual processor are distracters.