Question

Make a table that show the main difference between samba and ftp

and then explain in detail about that table

Answer 1

FTP	SAMBA
File transfer protocol	File Server Protocol
Local storage required	Local storage not required
Copy of file is shared	Single file shared
Platform - universal	Platform - limited

1.

FTP is a File Transfer protocol. Its primary purpose is to let users copy an entire file from one computer to another.

SMB is a File Server protocol. Its primary purpose is to allow multiple users to read and write from the same file that is stored only on the File Server.

2.

-the FTP client must have enough local storage space to store a copy of the entire file

-the SMB client does not have to use any local storage to store a copy of the file. It can read and write data directly on the File Server.

3.

- there are two separate copies of the file: the original file on the FTP server and the copy of the file on the FTP client. The two files are then independent: any changes in one copy of the file are not reflected in the other copy.

-any changes that one user makes to the file are immediately visible to the other users of the same file. There is only a single file that is shared by multiple users.

4.

FTP’s main advantage is that since it's so OLD and UNIVERSAL, you can find the servers and clients for virtually all platforms and they communicate with one another without too much difficulty.

SMB is also more or less limited to the Windows platform only.