Remember CIFS
Full name: Common Internet File System
Memory aid: Common Internet Files are shared through an older System.
CIFS terminology often refers to SMBv1-era behavior and should not describe every modern SMB feature.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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CIFS — Common Internet File System
Names an SMB-related legacy file-sharing specification and terminology.
Why learn CIFS — Common Internet File System?
Names an SMB-related legacy file-sharing specification and terminology.
Where it came from
CIFS terminology often refers to SMBv1-era behavior and should not describe every modern SMB feature.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Common Internet Files are shared through an older System.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand CIFS: Common Internet File System.
- Recall this memory aid: Common Internet Files are shared through an older System.
- Explain the practical use: Names an SMB-related legacy file-sharing specification and terminology.
- Explain this distinction: CIFS terminology often refers to SMBv1-era behavior and should not describe every modern SMB feature.
- Identify CIFS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Server Message Block overview (learn.microsoft.com)