In some cases, daemons also will forward requests to perform certain functions to other programs on the computer system that can better handle them.
Daemons work in the background, so computer users are usually unaware that they're even there.
One of the most popular uses of daemons is on the World Wide Web. Daemons can be used by servers to process Internet user requests for such functions as submitting online forms, downloading files and simply connecting to specific Web pages.