What is a benefit of using a purpose-build NAS solution vs general purpose file servers?

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• Aprovides more efficient file sharing across Windows and Linux users
• Bprovides higher network security and efficient object sharing across Windows and Linux users
• Cprovides more efficient object sharing across Windows and Linux users
• Dprovides higher compute security and efficient file sharing across Windows and Linux users

• A
  73% (24)
• B
  6% (2)
• C
  15% (5)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

A file server is a computer that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. storage of computer files (such as text, image, sound, video) that can be accessed by other computers on the same network. A general purpose file server is a file server that serves shares such as team shares, user home folders, work folders and software development shares. According to 4, a purpose-built NAS solution is a storage system that simplifies data management with easy NAS file sharing. A NAS solution provides shared access to files over a network using protocols such as NFS and SMB/CIFS5. Based on these definitions4, a benefit of using a purpose-built NAS solution vs general purpose file servers is A. provides more efficient file sharing across Windows and Linux users. This is because a purpose-built NAS solution supports both NFS and SMB/CIFS protocols that enable file sharing across different operating systems5.

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