Setting Up and Restoring Mac Flashcards
How do you start up a Mac with Apple silicon in macOS Recovery?
A. With the Mac shut down, press and hold the power button until âLoading startup optionsâ appears.
B. Turn on or restart the Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key as it starts up.
C. Turn on or restart the Mac, then immediately press and hold Command-R until the Apple logo appears.
A. With the Mac shut down, press and hold the power button until âLoading startup optionsâ appears.
Mac computers with Apple silicon use the power button for all options.
What does safe mode prevent from loading when you start up a Mac?
A. Wi-Fi
B. System Settings
C. Login items
C. Login items
Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading login items, system extensions not required by macOS, and fonts not installed by macOS.
What is a function of macOS Recovery?
A. macOS Recovery enables target disk mode.
B. macOS Recovery helps you repair or erase a hard disk.
C. macOS Recovery helps you restore your internet connection.
B. macOS Recovery helps you repair or erase a hard disk.
macOS Recovery helps you restore from Time Machine, reinstall macOS, get help online, repair or erase a hard disk, and more.
Which statement about Erase All Content and Settings is true?
A. Find My and Activation Lock remain turned on after your Mac erases all content and settings.
B. Bluetooth devices remain paired to your Mac after Erase All Content and Settings completes the erase process.
C. Erase All Content and Settings can be undone.
D. Third-party apps are removed from your Mac after itâs been erased.
D. Third-party apps are removed from your Mac after itâs been erased.
All settings, media, and data are erased from your Mac.
How must you start a Mac to erase the built-in startup disk?
A. In macOS
B. In macOS Recovery
C. In Erase-Disk Mode
D. In Start-Up Disk Mode
B. In macOS Recovery
You need to start in macOS Recovery to erase the built-in startup disk.
How do you start a Mac with Apple silicon in DFU mode?
A.
Press and hold the power button until âLoading startup optionsâ appears, then immediately press and hold the left Control key, right Option key, and right Shift key. After 10 seconds, immediately release the three keys but continue to press and hold the power button until a DFU icon appears on the screen.
B.
Press and hold the power button and at the same time press all three of the following keys for 10 seconds: the left Control key, left Option key, and right Shift key. After 10 seconds, immediately release the three keys but continue to press and hold the power button until a DFU icon appears in Apple Configurator.
C.
Press and hold the power button until âLoading startup optionsâ appears, then immediately press and hold the left Control key, left Option key, and left Shift key. After 10 seconds, immediately release the three keys but continue to press and hold the power button until a DFU icon appears in Apple Configurator.
D.
Press and hold the power button and at the same time press all three of the following keys for 15 seconds: the left Control key, left Option key, and left Shift key. After 15 seconds, immediately release the three keys but continue to press and hold the power button until a DFU icon appears on the screen.
B.
Press and hold the power button and at the same time press all three of the following keys for 10 seconds: the left Control key, left Option key, and right Shift key. After 10 seconds, immediately release the three keys but continue to press and hold the power button until a DFU icon appears in Apple Configurator.
You can access DFU mode only by using these specific keys on a Mac notebook with Apple silicon.
Which of these actions does Migration Assistant perform when you migrate content from one Mac to another Mac?
A. It transfers contacts, calendars, email accounts, and more from iCloud.
B. It transfers applications, user accounts, settings, and other content from a Mac.
C. It helps you upgrade from earlier macOS versions to the current version.
D. It stores content on an external storage device so that you can move it to a Mac later.
B. It transfers applications, user accounts, settings, and other content from a Mac.
Migration Assistant transfers content and data from a Mac.
In which folder do you find Migration Assistant on a Mac?
A. Applications/Utilities
B. System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Utilities
C. Downloads/Migration
D. Applications/Tools
A. Applications/Utilities
Migration Assistant is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
What happens when you open Migration Assistant on your old Mac?
A. macOS restarts and Migration Assistant opens.
B. All open apps close, with the exception of Safari.
C. All open apps quit, and the account logs out.
C. All open apps quit, and the account logs out.
Migration Assistant quits the Finder and all other apps so that it can safely and reliably transfer your data.
How do you reset another userâs account password when youâre logged in to an administrator account on a Mac?
A. Select Password & Security in Apple ID settings, then click Change Password and enter a new password.
B. Select the userâs account in Users & Groups settings, then click the Info button, click Reset Password, and enter a new password.
C. Select the General pane in Privacy & Security settings, then click Change Password and enter a new password.
B. Select the userâs account in Users & Groups settings, then click the Info button, click Reset Password, and enter a new password.
You reset another userâs login password in Users & Groups settings.
What does the message âIf you forgot your password, you can reset it using your Apple IDâ tell you about your ability to reset the password?
A. Because the Mac has FileVault turned on, you can use your iCloud account to reset the password.
B. Because you have an iCloud account set up on the Mac, you can use your Apple ID credentials to reset the password.
C. Because your user account is associated with your Apple ID, you can use your Apple ID credentials to reset the password.
C. Because your user account is associated with your Apple ID, you can use your Apple ID credentials to reset the password.
When you associate your user account with your Apple ID during the setup of a Mac, you can use your Apple ID credentials to reset the password.
With FileVault turned on, a message to restart and show password reset options appears after you enter an incorrect password three times.
Which other option do you have after youâve restarted the Mac?
A. Restart the Mac again while you press and hold the Command-P keys until the Password Reset assistant appears.
B. Keep entering an incorrect password until the Mac automatically shuts down and restarts in macOS Recovery to reset the password.
C. Wait until a message at the bottom of the login screen appears that instructs you to use the power button to shut down the Mac and restart it in macOS Recovery.
C. Wait until a message at the bottom of the login screen appears that instructs you to use the power button to shut down the Mac and restart it in macOS Recovery.
With FileVault turned on, this additional option restarts the Mac in macOS Recovery, so you can reset the password using either an iCloud account or a recovery key.
Why must you reauthenticate to your iCloud account when you log in to a Mac after your login password has been reset?
A. Reauthenticating the account adds a Mac back to the trusted devices list after a login password reset.
B. Reauthenticating the account turns Activation Lock and Find My Mac back on after a login password reset.
C. Reauthenticating the account adds the Apple ID password to the new login keychain after a login password reset.
C. Reauthenticating the account adds the Apple ID password to the new login keychain after a login password reset.
The new login keychain that macOS creates doesnât contain the Apple ID password for the iCloud account.
What must you enter in Keychain Access if you want to unlock an archived login keychain?
A. The new login password for the macOS user account after it was reset
B. The old login password for the macOS user account before it was reset
C. The password for the iCloud account thatâs used with the macOS user account
B. The old login password for the macOS user account before it was reset
If you remember the old login password for your macOS user account, you can unlock an archived login keychain and move any items to your current login keychain.
Which keychain contains the items listed in Passwords settings when iCloud Keychain isnât turned on?
A. Login keychain
B. Local Items keychain
C. System Keychain
B. Local Items keychain
When iCloud Keychain isnât turned on, these items are in the Local Items keychain.
