An organization's printing services are deployed via a server, allowing sharing of printers across the network. When setting up a new computer to utilize these shared resources, which protocol must be utilized to ensure successful communication between the computer and the print server?
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Domain Name System (DNS)
Server Message Block (SMB)/Common Internet File System (CIFS)
The correct answer is 'Server Message Block (SMB)/Common Internet File System (CIFS)'. SMB/CIFS are protocols used for network file sharing, which also support sharing of printers on a network. Other protocols mentioned here are not primarily used for facilitating print services on a network. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used for email transmission, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used for dynamically assigning IP addresses, and Domain Name System (DNS) is used for resolving hostnames to IP addresses, necessary for network communications but not specifically for connecting to print servers.
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