Network attached storage quiz |
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| 09 Aug 2007 | SearchStorage.com |
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So you're trying to master the intricacies of network attached storage and you want to know what's up with NFS, CIFS and gateways. Take our quiz on network attached storage and see how much of a NAS master you are.
1. This is hard disk storage that is set up with its own network address rather than being attached to the department computer that is serving applications to a network's workstation users.
What is it?
2. This is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network. On the Internet, a node or stopping point can be either one of these nodes or a host (end-point) node.
What is it?
3. This is the creation of an abstraction layer between file servers and the clients that access those file servers.
What is it?
4. In a computer system, this is a group of servers and other resources that act like a single system and enable high availability and, in some cases, load balancing and parallel processing.
What is it?
5. This is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network -- either an intranet or an extranet.
What is it?
6. This is a client/server application that lets a computer user view and optionally store and update files on a remote computer as though they were on the user's own computer.
What is it?
7. This is a proposed standard protocol that lets programs make requests for files and services on remote computers on the Internet. This uses the client/server programming model.
What is it?
8. This is an open protocol used to control data backup and recovery communications between primary and secondary storage in a heterogeneous network environment.
What is it?
9. Called storage convergence, this is a method of centralizing data storage among multiple servers. The objective is to facilitate data backup and archiving for all subscribers in an enterprise, while minimizing the time required to access and store data.
What is it?
10. In general, this is a number of items arranged in some specified way -- for example, in a list or in a three-dimensional table.
What is it?
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