Remember NAS
Full name: Network Attached Storage
Memory aid: Network users Access Shared files.
NAS commonly provides file access, unlike block-oriented SAN access.
Study area: Storage & interfaces · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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NAS — Network Attached Storage
Shares file storage over a network.
Why learn NAS — Network Attached Storage?
Shares file storage over a network.
Where it came from
NAS commonly provides file access, unlike block-oriented SAN access.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Network users Access Shared files.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand NAS: Network Attached Storage.
- Recall this memory aid: Network users Access Shared files.
- Explain the practical use: Shares file storage over a network.
- Explain this distinction: NAS commonly provides file access, unlike block-oriented SAN access.
- Identify NAS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NVM Express specifications (nvmexpress.org)
- SNIA dictionary (www.snia.org)