Which statement about file storage is true?

• A. File storage provides block services
• B. File storage provides file services
• C. File storage provides object storage
• D. File storage provides network services

Answer: (B)

File storage is built to offer access to data as files within a hierarchical directory structure over a network. Its defining feature is file-level services: you can read and write files, create directories, manage permissions, and share those files with others using standard file protocols like NFS or SMB/CIFS. This makes it ideal for collaborative work and shared documents, where users expect to navigate a familiar folder tree and apply access controls.

Block storage, by contrast, exposes raw blocks to a host, leaving the filesystem management to the host OS—it's about block-level access rather than files. Object storage stores data as discrete objects identified by unique IDs and accessed via APIs, without a traditional directory-based filesystem. Network services is too broad and doesn’t describe how data is accessed or organized.

So, the statement that file storage provides file services best captures what file storage is designed to do.