Week 5: User Accounts

Question 1

What folder does Safari use as a default storage location?

Answer 1

Downloads

Question 2

What default folder would you save an Excel spreadsheet?

Answer 2

Documents

Question 3

What’s the default folder for iTunes to find stored audio fast?

Answer 3

Music

Question 4

The 5 types of accounts:

Answer 4

Administrator, Standard, Manage with parental controls, Sharing, Group

Question 5

The 3 types of User Classes

Answer 5

Owner, Group, Others

Question 6

What are the three types of permissions?

Answer 6

Read, Write, Execute

Question 7

What window would you open to adjust settings for ownership and permissions?

Answer 7

Info Window (Apple + I)

Question 8

When you create a new user account, what else is automatically created by the OS?

Answer 8

Home Folder

Question 9

Where are files and folders stored when you drag and drop them onto your desktop?

Answer 9

Desktop Folder

Question 10

What symbol is used as a substitute for the actual user name?

Answer 10

Tilde’ (~)

Question 11

This folder was added as of Mac OS X 10.5 to help prevent desktop clutter. This folder is the default location for all internet applications, such as Safari and Mail to store downloaded files

Answer 11

Downloads folder

Question 12

This is one of the most important folders on a Mac. Nearly all non-document type resources are stored here. This includes, but isn’t limited to, user-specified preference files, font, contacts, keychains, mailboxes, favorites, screen savers, widgets, etc.

Answer 12

Library folder

Question 13

This is the default location for users to share files with others. Everyone who has access to the computer locally or via network file sharing can view the contents of this folder.

Answer 13

Public folder

Question 14

Which folder contains a drop box folder which stores files only the owner of the home folder may view?

Answer 14

Public folder

Question 15

What must be enabled in order to utilize the Sites folder?

Answer 15

Web sharing

Question 16

TRUE or FALSE: All users can browse inside the Sites folder.

Answer 16

FALSE; Outside of viewing these files through a web browser, only other local users can actually browse inside this folder.

Question 17

Which user account type grants permission to create, delete, and modify accounts; install software, and change system settings?

Answer 17

Administrator

Question 18

TRUE or FALSE: Standard users can install software for their own use and change settings related to their accounts.

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

For these accounts, the administrator can restrict access to applications and inappropriate content, and limit the amount of time users can use the computer.

Answer 19

Managed with parental controls.

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE: Sharing-only users CAN log in.

Answer 20

FALSE; Sharing-only users can access shared files, but can’t log in or change settings on the computer.

Question 21

Which account contains other user accounts and is used for settings privileges for shared files?

Answer 21

Group account.

Question 22

With a Read permission…

Answer 22

You can open and view the contents of the file.

*Note: The /System folder is read-only for most user accounts.

Question 23

With a Write permission…

Answer 23

Write: You can write to (save changes to) the file.

Question 24

With an execute permission…

Answer 24

You can run that program.

*This designation is usually used for programs and folders

Question 25

What are the rules of precedence when a user is included in more than one category of users, each of which has different permissions

Answer 25

Owner permissions override Group permissions.

Group permissions override Others permissions.

Question 26

TRUE or FALSE: Other user accounts can write to and read the Drop Box in the ~/Public folder.

Answer 26

FALSE; Other user accounts can write to the Drop Box in the ~/Public folder, but can not read it.

Question 27

Any user account that is neither the owner nor a member of the specified group.

Answer 27

Others user class

Question 28

A collection of user accounts that has its own separate set of permissions

Answer 28

Group User class

Question 29

The user who created the file or folder.

Answer 29

Owner user class.

Question 30

TRUE or FALSE: Every file and folder on your hard disk has an associated set of permissions that determined who can read, write to, or execute the contents of that item

Answer 30

TRUE