What is a type of high-speed network composed of hosts and interconnects using a variety of technology and topology?

• A. Storage Area Network
• B. Local Area Network
• C. Wide Area Network
• D. Metropolitan Area Network

Answer: (A)

A Storage Area Network fits this description because it’s a high-speed network dedicated to connecting servers (hosts) with storage resources. It uses a variety of interconnect technologies such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS and supports different topologies like switched fabric or point-to-point. The emphasis is on fast, reliable access to storage across multiple devices, which is exactly what the prompt describes. In contrast, Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks, and Metropolitan Area Networks are general-purpose networks for connecting devices over different geographic scales, not specifically optimized for storage access.