Nodin, a trainee system administrator, is configuring a shared print device, PrinterA, on a colleague's computer. PrinterA is shared through ServerV. He uses the format below to successfully configure the print device. \ServerV\PrinterA Identify the protocol that he most likely used.
A) LDP
B) SMB
C) IPP
D) SMS

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The format \ServerName\PrinterName is the standard format used for configuring a shared print device using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. LDP is used for direct communication between printers and print servers, IPP is used for web-based printing and SMS is a Microsoft Systems Management Server which is not relevant in this context.

Nodin, a Trainee System Administrator, Is Configuring a Shared Print