AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 360

A company needs a fully managed file server that natively supports Microsoft workloads and file systems. The file server must also support the SMB protocol.

Which AWS service should the company use to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
• B. Amazon FSx for Lustre
• C. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
• D. Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is the correct choice because it is a fully managed file system built on Windows Server, providing native SMB protocol support for Microsoft workloads. Amazon EFS is optimized for Linux-based workloads via NFS, Amazon FSx for Lustre is designed for high-performance computing workloads, and Amazon EBS is a block-level storage service rather than a shared file server.