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ACSP: Apple Certified Support Professional Os X Support

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How do permissions in the Finder appear different than those in the terminal?






2. Relative path

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3. What is a Kerberos Ticket and KDC?

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4. How does the Finder's secure empty trash work?






5. What are PPD files responsible for?






6. Five types of accounts in 10.6






7. What items are not loaded when Mac OS X safe boots?






8. What interfaces and protocols are supported by default in in Mac OS X?






9. How are items inside the Finder's Network folder populated?






10. What two dynamic network service discovery protocols are supported by Mac OS X?






11. What does iSync do?






12. How can you force quit an app from the GUI?






13. What role does system launchd play in the system start-up?






14. Why is time machine bad at backing up large databases?






15. Advantages/disadvantages of single/multiple partition drives in OS X

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16. Default 9 home folder folders?






17. What are the four default top-level folders available in the Finder?






18. Best command to list items in a folder?






19. What is sudo used for?






20. What are the differences between ZIP archives and Disk Images?






21. What are three common troubleshooting techniques for issues involving failure to connect to network services?






22. Locate system version - build number - serial number location






23. How does network service order affect network connectivity?






24. What three common unix commands support Mac filesystem metadata?






25. What are the visual or audible cues for each system initialization stage?






26. What steps should you take when troubleshooting app issues?






27. How does Time Machine maintain a backup history of the system?

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28. How does file-fault secure a user's data?






29. How does the system determine what app to use to open a file?






30. What happens during user log-out?

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31. What are the min sys req for BootCamp?






32. What is the difference between safe boot - safe mode - and safe login?






33. What are the three primary steps for setting up bootcamp?






34. What is target disk mode and how is it engaged?






35. What functionality does 10.6 support with AppleTalk?






36. How does the spotlight search service use metadata?






37. What are the four erase options in disk utility?

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38. How does resetting the master filevault password affect existing filevault user accounts?






39. How is the DOmain Name Service used to facilitate network naming?






40. Utilities available from OS X install DVD






41. Two primary partition schemes for mac formatted drives?






42. Security risks & account types






43. How does Boot Camp work?






44. What is authentication and authorization?






45. What are the primary differences between local - network - and mobile accounts?






46. What 4 methods can be used to eject a volume from the finder?






47. What items are shared by default to all users?

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48. How do you share printers with other Mac and Windows users?

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49. What shared items are accessible to any user who connects via FTP?

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50. How are the permissions on the shared folder set to allow local user sharing?