You want to access shared folders on a Windows computer named WinServ from your Mac OS X computer. What do you type in the Connect to Server dialog box?
A)\winserv\
B)unc:\WinServ
C)smb://WinServ
D)net\WinServ

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The Mac OS X operating system uses the SMB protocol to connect to Windows computers. Therefore, the correct format to access a shared folder on Windows computer named WinServ is smb://WinServ. Option A is incorrect because it uses backslashes instead of forward slashes. Option B is incorrect because it uses a UNC path, which is not supported by Mac OS X. Option D is incorrect because it uses a different syntax that is not recognized by Mac OS X.

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