Remember RDS
Full name: Remote Desktop Services
Memory aid: Remote Desktops are Served centrally.
RDS is a service family; RDP is a protocol used for remote desktop communication.
Study area: Operations & legacy systems · Batch 5
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
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RDS — Remote Desktop Services
Provides Windows remote session and application services.
Why learn RDS — Remote Desktop Services?
Provides Windows remote session and application services.
Where it came from
RDS is a service family; RDP is a protocol used for remote desktop communication.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Remote Desktops are Served centrally.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand RDS: Remote Desktop Services.
- Recall this memory aid: Remote Desktops are Served centrally.
- Explain the practical use: Provides Windows remote session and application services.
- Explain this distinction: RDS is a service family; RDP is a protocol used for remote desktop communication.
- Identify RDS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows Server documentation (learn.microsoft.com)