Apple OS X Support Essentials 10.9 - 9L0-415 Exam Practice Test

A. Standard UNIX file system permissions allow only for permissions to be set for one owner, one group, and all others. ACLs, on the other hand, allow for an essentially unlimited list of permissions entries.

B. You can use the System Information application to easily scan all the appropriate application locations and return a list of installed applications.

C. An item's ownership and permissions can be identified using the Info or Inspector windows in the Finder.

D. The Disk Utility Repair Permissions feature repairs only the ownership and permissions for items installed by Apple. However, this may resolve issues with third-party products.

A. A Service Set Identifier, or SSID, is used to identify a Wi-Fi network name and associated configuration.

B. A Safe Boot is initiated c. by holding down the Shift key during system startup

C. An interface is any channel through which network data can flow. Hardware network interfaces are defined by physical network connections, and virtual network interfaces are logical network connections that ride on top of hardware network connections. A protocol is a set of rules used to describe a specific type of network communication. Protocols are necessary for separate network devices to communicate properly. Finally, a network service (as it pertains to Network preferences) is the collection of settings that define a network connection.

D. Client software is used to access network services provided by server software. The connection is established using a common network protocol known by both the client and server software. Thus, the client and server software can be from different sources.

A. Choose About This Mac from the Apple menu, and then click the text directly under OS X until the build number is revealed.

B. Choose Software Update from the Apple menu, and then choose Build Number from the Update menu.

C. Type build_number in Spotlight, and then scroll through the resulting information until the build number is revealed.

D. In the General pane of System Preferences, click the Info disclosure triangle to reveal the build number.

A. Control-click anywhere on the Desktop, select Preferences from the pop-up menu, click Advanced, and select the option "Show all filename extensions."

B. Choose Show View Options from the View menu, and select the option "Show all filename extensions."

C. Choose Preferences from the Finder menu, click Advanced, and select the option "Show all filename extensions."

D. Select any file icon, and choose Get Info from the File menu. In the Info window, click the disclosure triangle next to Name & Extension, deselect the option "Hide extension," and click Change All.

A. Because OS X performs disk checks on startup only after a shutdown.

B. Because OS X archives errors from the session to the log only during a shutdown.

C. Because OS X loads a clean user session on startup only after a shutdown.

D. Because the Mac does a full POST on startup only after a shutdown.

A. /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/

B. /etc/launchd/

C. /var/run/launchd/

D. /Library/Extensions/

A. AppleTalk works only with OS X v10.5 or earlier.

B. The Disk Utility Verify and Repair feature is used to verify or repair the partition scheme and directory structure of a volume. These elements contain the information used tolocate files and folders on the volume.

C. The Activity Monitor application is used to monitor open processes and applications.

D. The master password is used to reset local account passwords.

A. True

B. False

A. Archive Utility

B. Network Utility

C. Activity Monitor

D. Console

A. How can you reset a user's home folder permissions?

B. How can you limit the use of Location Services?

C. How can you identify duplicate fonts?

D. How can you verify basic connectivity to another network host?

A. Password Checking, accessible from Parental Controls preferences

B. Password Audit, accessible from Security preferences

C. Password Assistant, accessible from Users & Groups preferences

D. Security Audit, accessible from Directory Utility

A. A reverse lookup of mainserver.pretendco.com returned the IP address 10.1.0.1.

B. A forward lookup of mainserver.pretendco.com returned the IP address 10.1.0.1.

C. The DNS server for mainserver.pretendco.com is pretendco.com.

D. A reverse lookup of 10.1.0.1 returned the name mainserver.pretendco.com.

A. Traceroute can determine if the web server is configured correctly.

B. Traceroute can determine if the DNS server is configured correctly.

C. Traceroute can determine if the server that the web service is running on has a firewall.

D. Traceroute can determine if each of the reachable routers between your computer and the web server are responsive.