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.