Dell EMC Associate – Information Storage and Management v5 — Question 22

Which network file sharing protocol provides cloud-based file sharing through a REST API interface?

Answer options

• A. S3
• B. HDFS
• C. ZFS
• D. FTP

Correct answer: A

Explanation

S3 is a cloud storage service that provides a REST API for file sharing, making it the correct answer. HDFS is primarily used for distributed file storage in Hadoop, ZFS is a filesystem and volume manager, and FTP is an older protocol for file transfer that does not utilize a REST API.