Remember NFS
Full name: Network File System
Memory aid: Network Files are shared as a System.
NFS versions have different state, authentication, and protocol capabilities.
Study area: Storage & interfaces · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
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NFS — Network File System
Provides network filesystem access through a defined protocol family.
Why learn NFS — Network File System?
Provides network filesystem access through a defined protocol family.
Where it came from
NFS versions have different state, authentication, and protocol capabilities.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Network Files are shared as a System.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand NFS: Network File System.
- Recall this memory aid: Network Files are shared as a System.
- Explain the practical use: Provides network filesystem access through a defined protocol family.
- Explain this distinction: NFS versions have different state, authentication, and protocol capabilities.
- Identify NFS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 8881 (www.rfc-editor.org)