Dell EMC Associate – Information Storage and Management v5 — Question 16

In a NAS environment, which file system enables file sharing with Windows clients and uses the TCP/IP protocol?

Answer options

• A. New Technology File System (NTFS)
• B. Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
• C. Common Internet File System (CIFS)
• D. Network File System (NFS)

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is specifically designed for file sharing in Windows environments and utilizes the TCP/IP protocol, making it the correct choice. The other options do not primarily focus on Windows file sharing: NTFS is a local file system, HDFS is for distributed storage in big data applications, and NFS is more commonly used in Unix/Linux environments.