How does a workstation request a file from a file server using the NFS protocol? (Select the best answer.)
Answer(s)
- The workstation sends an ACK to the RPC program, and the file server responds by sending an NFSREAD
procedure to the workstation along with the requested file.
- The workstation sends an ACK to the file server, and the file server responds by sending the file.
- The workstation sends a READ procedure with three parameters to the NFS program. The file server then
responds by sending the file.
- The workstation sends a READ procedure with two parameters to the RPC server. The RPC server contacts
the file server and directs the file server to send the workstation the requested file.
Correct Answer The workstation sends a READ procedure with three parameters to the NFS program. The file server then
responds by sending the file.