Which of the following provides only block-based storage and leaves file system concerns on the
client side?
A.
Storage area network
B.
Local area network
C.
Network attached storage
D.
Wide area storage
Explanation:
Storage area network (SAN) provides only block-based storage and leaves file system concerns on
the client side.A storage area network (SAN) is an architecture to attach remote computer storage devices (such as
disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes) to servers in such a way that the devices appear as
locally attached to the operating system. SANs are generally used in large enterprises.
Answer option C is incorrect. Network attached storage provides both storage and file system.
Answer option B is incorrect. Local Area Network (LAN) is a network with high data transfer rate. In
this type of network, the computers are located in a campus and are connected to each other.
Answer option D is incorrect. There is no data storage type such as Wide area storage.
Reference: “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage”