Remember FC
Full name: Fibre Channel
Memory aid: Fibre Channel is a storage highway.
Fibre Channel can use optical or copper media.
Study area: Storage & interfaces · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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FC — Fibre Channel
Carries high-performance storage networking traffic.
Why learn FC — Fibre Channel?
Carries high-performance storage networking traffic.
Where it came from
Fibre Channel can use optical or copper media.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Fibre Channel is a storage highway.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand FC: Fibre Channel.
- Recall this memory aid: Fibre Channel is a storage highway.
- Explain the practical use: Carries high-performance storage networking traffic.
- Explain this distinction: Fibre Channel can use optical or copper media.
- Identify FC in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NVM Express specifications (nvmexpress.org)
- SNIA dictionary (www.snia.org)