ACSP: Apple Certified Support Professional Os X Support MCQs
ACSP: Apple Certified Support Professional Os X Support MCQs
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1: What happens during system shutdown?
A. Universal Access - items for the seeing or hearing impaired - keyboard and mouse difficulties - and are stored in ~/Library/Preferences
B. Temp files - spotlight indexes - items in the trash - and any files defined as exempt either by you or by an application.
C. The loginwindow process logs all users out and then tells the kernel to quit all remaining system processes.
D. Single partition drives are easier to setup initially - but aren't as flexible for admin/maintenance. Multiple can segregate data
2: Two primary partition schemes for mac formatted drives?
A. GUID partition table for intel-based macs - Apple-Partition-Map for PPC macs
B. Automator is a workflow based application whereas AppleScript is an english-like scripting language
C. Safe boot refers to when the system is starting up - safe mode is when the system is actually running - and safe login is when the system starts up the user session.
D. Prevents users from using the reset password utility on the os x install dvd because they cannot boot from it.
3: What are they advantages of code-signing?
A. Users' passwords must be stored in a special format - which is less secure - and must be explicitly enabled.
B. Code signed items include a digital signature that the system can use to verify the authenticity and integrity of the application or process and its resources.
C. A database of information that in some cases can be shared to the network. Account information is the most commonly accessed directory resource.
D. System launchd is responsible for starting every single system process. It manages system initialization and launches loginwindow.
4: Account attributes
A. Start the name with a . - or enable the hidden file flag.
B. Firmware - booter - kernel - and system launchd. Primary user environment stages are loginwindow - user launchd - and user environment.
C. It will not load any third party KEXTs - third-party LaunchAgents - LaunchDaemons - StartupItems - fonts - any user login items - or any user specific LaunchAgents.
D. Individual pieces of information used to define a user such as user ID - UUID - home directory - etc.
5: What are the three primary steps for setting up bootcamp?
A. Run the assistant - install windows - install drivers.
B. The network service operates or broadcasts on a network port.
C. Forked files may cause issues for NFS and WebDAV. Also avoid AFP 2 on Windows file servers.
D. Single partition drives are easier to setup initially - but aren't as flexible for admin/maintenance. Multiple can segregate data
6: What client-sharing services can Mac OS X provide?
A. Screen sharing - remote login - remote management - remote apple events - and Xgrid sharing
B. Forked files may cause issues for NFS and WebDAV. Also avoid AFP 2 on Windows file servers.
C. The spotlight search service creates index databases of file system metadata so that it can perform normally time-intensive searches nearly instantly.
D. Hold down shift on startup
7: Three minium requirements for creating a command line script
A. The loginwindow process logs all users out and then tells the kernel to quit all remaining system processes.
B. System Profiler
C. /System/Library/LaunchDaemons - /Library/LaunchDaemons - /Library/StartupItems - /etc/rc.local (maybe)
D. 1.) Create a plain text file w/ the 2.) Make the first line #!/bin/bash 3.) Change the permissions to allow execution
8: What are the two primary automation technologies for the GUI?
A. Standard - Admin - Guest - Sharing-Only - Root
B. Automator is a workflow based application whereas AppleScript is an english-like scripting language
C. Intel - directly attached input devices - 10.5 or later - all new firmware updates - 10.5 or greater install disc - 10 gigs of free space - 2 GB or more of RAM
D. Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) manages all printing and faxing for the system.
9: Folder/directories
A. So they can navigate to the public or sites folder
B. Describe containers in the file system
C. RAID 0 uses striping to increase performance. RAID 1 uses disk mirroring.
D. System Profiler - Disk Utility - Reset Password Utility - Firmware Password - Restore from Time Machine Backup - Startup Disk - Terminal - Network Utility
10: What two methods can be used to hide items from the Finder?
A. Using information provided by the dynamic network services discovery protocols. Computers providing services appear as resources whereas service discovery zones or workgroups appear as folders.
B. 1.) Create a plain text file w/ the 2.) Make the first line #!/bin/bash 3.) Change the permissions to allow execution
C. If the DHCP request goes unanswered - it'll get a self-assigned IP in the 169.254 range.
D. Start the name with a . - or enable the hidden file flag.
11: What is sudo used for?
A. Command - options - arguments
B. Applications - Library - System - Users
C. The network service operates or broadcasts on a network port.
D. To run commands as the root user
12: How is the DOmain Name Service used to facilitate network naming?
A. Enable Web Sharing in System Preferences
B. The DNS Service is used to translate host names to IP addresses via forward lookups and IP addresses to domain names via reverse lookups.
C. It has to copy the entire thing over again on each change.
D. User preferences are in ~/Library and the format is often Property List - which is just a special XML file.
13: How does file-fault secure a user's data?
A. This ignores any ownership rules and will grant any logged-on user unlimited access to the contents of the volume.
B. It stores the home folder as an encrypted sparse-bundle disk image
C. It's used to verify or repair the directory structure of a volume which contains all the information used to locate files and folders on the volume.
D. 1.) Create a plain text file w/ the 2.) Make the first line #!/bin/bash 3.) Change the permissions to allow execution
14: How does Mac OS X use dynamic network discovery protocols to access network services?
A. Single partition drives are easier to setup initially - but aren't as flexible for admin/maintenance. Multiple can segregate data
B. Universal Access - items for the seeing or hearing impaired - keyboard and mouse difficulties - and are stored in ~/Library/Preferences
C. Devices providing network services broadcast their existence and Mac OS X picks up on these broadcasts and provides a list of services.
D. Option key - Startup Disk preference pane in OS X - or the BootCamp utility in Windows.
15: Path
A. Kerberos tickets are used to validate an account's identity. Kerberos uses ticket-granting-tickets and service tickets. KDC = key distribution center.
B. Defines the directions to a specific item in the filesystem
C. It does a 7-pass erase.
D. To run commands as the root user
16: Four methods to access CLI
A. Terminal - Single User Mode - >Console from login window - SSH
B. 1.) Try another account 2.) Reset the account password 3.) Verify directory service connectivity 4) Verify kerberos authentication & config 5.) Check directory service log files
C. User preferences are in ~/Library and the format is often Property List - which is just a special XML file.
D. Firmware - booter - kernel - and system launchd. Primary user environment stages are loginwindow - user launchd - and user environment.
17: What are three common troubleshooting techniques for issues involving failure to connect to network services?
A. 1 GB of RAM - 5 GB of disk space - DVD drive - display
B. Review network preferences - review network utility preferences - and attempt to connect to different network services
C. Absolute always start at the root of the filesystem - whereas relative paths start where the user is current at
D. User accounts - user groups - computer accounts - computer groups - network file mounts - management settings - and collaboration information.
18: What items are automatically started by system launchd during the system initialization process?
A. Full directions to a specific item
B. /System/Library/LaunchDaemons - /Library/LaunchDaemons - /Library/StartupItems - /etc/rc.local (maybe)
C. File>>Create Burn Folder and drag items in then press burn. OR Insert blank media and choose new Burn Folder
D. System launchd is responsible for starting every single system process. It manages system initialization and launches loginwindow.
19: How do you use disk utility to burn an optical disk?
A. Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) manages all printing and faxing for the system.
B. Firmware - booter - kernel - and system launchd. Primary user environment stages are loginwindow - user launchd - and user environment.
C. Too many to list. Hehe.
D. Drag the disk image into disk utility and press burn
20: How can you identify which apps are installed on a Mac?
A. System Profiler
B. Based on the user's current location
C. Option key - Startup Disk preference pane in OS X - or the BootCamp utility in Windows.
D. Local - BSD Flat File and NIS - LDAPv3 - AD
21: How can you identify the MAC Addresses for all of the Mac's network interfaces?
A. Universal Access - items for the seeing or hearing impaired - keyboard and mouse difficulties - and are stored in ~/Library/Preferences
B. Info pane in Network Utility
C. Devices providing network services broadcast their existence and Mac OS X picks up on these broadcasts and provides a list of services.
D. Single partition drives are easier to setup initially - but aren't as flexible for admin/maintenance. Multiple can segregate data
22: What is target disk mode and how is it engaged?
A. Cocoa - Carbon - BSD (CLI) - X11 - Java (Cocoa is native - Carbon is based on OS 9 but still provides OS X performance - X11 is a unix windowing environment)
B. Prevents users from using the reset password utility on the os x install dvd because they cannot boot from it.
C. Hold down T on boot - allows the mac to be turned into a very large - and expensive - external hard drive or disc drive.
D. The firmware initializes the Mac's hardware and and locates the booter file on the system volume. The Power-On Self Test (POST) checks for basic hardware functionality.
23: How do you provide Mac OS X web-sharing services?
A. Enable Web Sharing in System Preferences
B. Too many to list. Hehe.
C. Intel - directly attached input devices - 10.5 or later - all new firmware updates - 10.5 or greater install disc - 10 gigs of free space - 2 GB or more of RAM
D. Safe boot refers to when the system is starting up - safe mode is when the system is actually running - and safe login is when the system starts up the user session.
24: What steps should you take when troubleshooting app issues?
A. Cocoa - Carbon - BSD (CLI) - X11 - Java (Cocoa is native - Carbon is based on OS 9 but still provides OS X performance - X11 is a unix windowing environment)
B. Restart the app - try another document - try another user account - check log files - delete caches - replace preferences - and replace app resources.
C. This ignores any ownership rules and will grant any logged-on user unlimited access to the contents of the volume.
D. PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files are printer driver files that instruct the CUPS system on how to communicate with specific printer models.
25: What backup destinations does Time Machine support?
A. Any Mac OS X Extended volume including volumes from disk images stored on an AFP share on OS X Server.
B. The loginwindow process logs all users out and then tells the kernel to quit all remaining system processes.
C. The client uses the subnet mask to decide if the client is on the LAN. If it's not on the LAN - then it sends the data to the IP address of the local router. Traffic continues through routers until it reaches the destination.
D. ISync allows you to sync personal info between Mac OS X apps and peripherals like Palm PDAs - and Bluetooth enabled cell phones.
26: What are the primary differences between local - network - and mobile accounts?
A. Local accounts are just for that Mac - network accounts are available anywhere on the network - and Mobile accounts create a cached local copy of a network account for offline access.
B. Hold down shift on startup
C. Interface is any channel through which networks data can flow. Hardware network interfaces are defined by physical network connections - while virtual network connections are logical network connections on top of hardware connections. Protocol is a s
D. Firmware - booter - kernel - and system launchd. Primary user environment stages are loginwindow - user launchd - and user environment.
27: What role does loginwindow serve in system start-up?
A. Resource contention general - an item another user has running. Document contention for document another user has open. Peripheral contention for peripheral in use by another user. Application contention for when an app is designed to be open only on
B. So they can navigate to the public or sites folder
C. Loginwindow displays the login window and then sets up and manages the GUI user environment.
D. A driver is a piece of software designed to facilitate the communication between Mac OS X and the peripheral. There are kernel extensions - framework plug-ins - or stand-alone applications.
28: 3 Main components of a typical command
A. Securely stores passwords - form-fills - etc.
B. Common flags include locked and hidden - Common extended attributes include an items color - spotlight comments - etc.
C. Command - options - arguments
D. It does a 7-pass erase.
29: What three common unix commands support Mac filesystem metadata?
A. It stores the home folder as an encrypted sparse-bundle disk image
B. Users don't traditionally need access to them - and if they do - they can use Terminal.
C. Cp - mv - rm
D. Extensions - tied to the kernel to provide hardware support - frameworks - shared code libraries - fonts - preference files - configuration info - Launch Agents and Launch Daemons - used by launchd to provide auto-starting services - logs - contain d
30: What three methods can be used to select the start-up disk?
A. Option key - Startup Disk preference pane in OS X - or the BootCamp utility in Windows.
B. User accounts - user groups - computer accounts - computer groups - network file mounts - management settings - and collaboration information.
C. It records what file operations are in progress at any given moment. If a power failure or system crash occurs - it can verify the integrity by replaying the journal.
D. Local accounts are just for that Mac - network accounts are available anywhere on the network - and Mobile accounts create a cached local copy of a network account for offline access.
ACSP: Apple Certified Support Professional Os X Support MCQs
