Prior to the proliferation of DNS usage with Windows 2000, ____ was the naming convention of choice for Windows nodes.
A)NetBIOS
B)BOOTP
C)TCP
D)WINS

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NetBIOS was the naming convention used by Windows nodes prior to the widespread adoption of DNS with Windows 2000. BOOTP is a protocol used for assigning IP addresses to network devices, TCP is a network protocol, and WINS is a service used for name resolution in older versions of Windows.

Prior to the Proliferation of DNS Usage with Windows 2000