Exam SK0-005 topic 1 question 75 discussion

C. CIFS The provided location (\\server1\ITDept\) is a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path, which is commonly used with the CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol. CIFS is a network file-sharing protocol and is the standard way that Windows computers share files with other devices on a network.

C looks correct to me (guess that would be SMB2 and 3 now?)

How can the answer be CIFS (SMB)? Look at the back slashes in the question's path for the network drive in the question and they do NOT indicate that it is a Linux type of network path share, but a Windows type of network path share, i.e., Windows uses backslashes whereas Linux path to network drives uses forward slashes, e.g., see: https://www.minitool.com/lib/unc-path.html Not sure how they can cite the answer as CIFS given the information provided in the question.

Common Internet File System (CIFS) or Server Message Blocks (SMB) Network access to shared folders TCP 137, 139, UDP 137, 139 The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a dialect or an implementation of the SMBs protocol. Most references will be to SMB, and that is the proper term by today’s standards. One of the most common servers on the network are file servers. These devices are designed to store large numbers of files. Workstations access to these files from across the network. Application layer protocols manage file access. The two most common protocols are the Network File System (NFS) and Server Message Blocks (SMB).