A server administrator is exporting Windows system files before patching and saving them to the following location: \\server1\ITDept\ Which of the following is a storage protocol that the…

The correct answer is C. CIFS. The path \\server1\ITDept\ is a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, the standard addressing format used by the Common Internet File System (CIFS), also known as SMB (Server Message Block). CIFS/SMB is the native Windows network file-sharing protocol and is what Windows uses…

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A server administrator is exporting Windows system files before patching and saving them to the following location:

\server1\ITDept\ Which of the following is a storage protocol that the administrator is MOST likely using to save this data?

Options

AeSATA
BFCoE
CCIFS
DSAS

How the community answered

(57 responses)

A
7% (4)
B
2% (1)
C
86% (49)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

The path \server1\ITDept\ is a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, the standard addressing format used by the Common Internet File System (CIFS), also known as SMB (Server Message Block). CIFS/SMB is the native Windows network file-sharing protocol and is what Windows uses when accessing shared folders by UNC path. eSATA (A) and SAS (D) are local physical storage interfaces connecting drives directly to a machine-they do not operate over a network. FCoE (B) (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a SAN (Storage Area Network) protocol used for block-level storage, not file-level sharing via UNC paths.

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#Network Storage Protocols#CIFS/SMB#File Sharing#Windows Servers

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