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Apple 9L0-403

9L0-403 Mac OS X Support Essentials 10.6


Practice Test
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Apple 9L0-403: Practice Exam
QUESTION NO: 1

Review the four Apple System Profiler screenshots from a single Mac OS X v10.6 computer, and
then answer the question below.

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What version of EFI firmware is installed on the computer whose profile is shown above?
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A. MP31.006C.B05
B. 1.25f4
C. 68929F4A-E7A4-5A2C-AFA2-F9E3467E872E
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D. 01.00.252
E. BC14
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F. 1.3.0

Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 2

When a user chooses Shut Down from the Apple menu, what process quits all of the user's open
applications and tells the kernel to power down the computer?

A. init
B. launchd
C. kernel_task
D. loginwindow

Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 3

How do you start up a Mac OS X v10.6 computer in single-user mode?

A. Type the command reboot -single in Terminal.


B. Hold down the Command-S keys while the computer restarts.
C. Hold down the Shift-Option keys while the computer restarts.
D. Select Single-User Mode in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences and restart the
computer.

Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 4

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Which folder contains items that are started by the launchd process when a Mac OS X v10.6
computer starts up?
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A. /etc/launchd/
B. /var/run/launchd/
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C. /Library/Extensions/
D. /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/

Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 5

Which statement describes characteristics of starting up a Mac OS X v10.6 computer in Safe


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Boot?

A. To simplify troubleshooting, non-core components of the operating system do not load.


B. To prevent user access to sensitive system files, Simple Finder loads instead of the standard
Finder.
C. To increase data security, local volumes are mounted with read-only privileges assigned to all
standard users.
D. To increase data security, Firewall and Sharing settings are modified to enable only the
minimum set of protocols.

Answer: A

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Apple 9L0-403: Practice Exam
QUESTION NO: 6

You have restarted a computer from the Mac OS X v10.6 Install DVD in order to repair its hard
disk. Which procedure below will let you perform the repair?

A. Advance to the volume selection pane in the Installer,select the hard disk, and click Verify &
Repair.
B. Quit the Installer, then open Disk Utility from the /Applications/Utilities/ folder on the DVD, select
the hard disk, and click Repair Disk.
C. Without quitting the Installer, open Disk Utility from the Utilities menu in the Installer application,
select the hard disk, and click Repair Disk.
D. Quit the Installer, then open Disk Utility from the /Applications/Utilities/ folder on the computer's

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hard disk, select the hard disk, and click Repair Disk.

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Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 7
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When a user performs a default installation of Mac OS X v10.6 on a computer that has an earlier
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version of Mac OS X and existing user accounts, what happens?
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A. The Installer archives the older operating system, and maintains the user accounts.
B. The Installer replaces the older operating system with the Mac OS X v10.6 operating system,
and maintains the user accounts.
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C. The Installer upgrades the older operating system to Mac OS X v10.6. It archives the user
accounts, but they can be restored manually.
D. The Installer erases the older operating system and installs Mac OS X v10.6. It archives the
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user accounts, but they can be restored manually.


E. The Installer presents the options to upgrade, archive, or erase the older operating system and
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user accounts, and the installation proceeds according to the user's selection.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 8

When installing onto a blank hard disk, which of these is installed by default by the Mac OS X
v10.6 Installer?

A. X11
B. Rosetta
C. Developer Tools
D. QuickTime Player 7

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E. All printer drivers on the Install DVD

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 9

Which task is NOT performed by loginwindow when a user logs in?

A. Launch Dock and Finder.


B. Launch Login Items specified in Accounts preferences.
C. Scan for new peripheral devices and register them with Launch Services.
D. Configure input device and system settings according to System Preferences.

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Answer: C

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QUESTION NO: 10
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Migration Assistant is running on a Mac OS X v10.6 computer. It CANNOT migrate user files from
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________.

A. another volume on the same computer


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B. a Time Machine archive on the same computer


C. an archive created by the Backup utility, and stored on aMobileMe user's mounted iDisk
D. another Macintosh computer that is connected in target disk mode to the computer where
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Migration Assistant is running


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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 11

Which procedure will display a list of recently installed software updates on a Mac OS X v10.6
computer?

A. Open Software Update and click Receipts.


B. Open Installer and choose Show Items from the File menu.
C. Open Software Update preferences and click Installed Software.
D. Open Console, click Show Log List, and choose Software Update.log under /Library/Logs.
E. Start up the computer from the Mac OS X v10.6 Install DVD and choose Show Items from the
File menu.

Answer: C

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QUESTION NO: 12

You need to update several networked iMacs running Mac OS X v10.6 with the latest system
update from Apple. Which statement describes a valid method of using a single computer to begin
this task?

A. Choose Copy Update to Multiple Computers from the Update menu in Software Update on one
computer, and click Download.
B. Choose Download Only from the Update menu in Software Update on one computer, and then
distribute the updates to the target iMacs over the network.

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C. Download the updates on one computer, and store them in the computer's /Network/Software
Updates/ folder; Software Update will automatically search this folder first when it runs on the

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target iMacs.
D. Identify available updates using Software Update, use Safari to download the updates from the
Apple Support website on one computer, and then distribute the updates to the target iMacs over
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E. Run Software Update on one computer, thenturn on Software Update Sharing in the Sharing
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preferences; when Software Update runs on the other computers, it will preferentially download
updates from the local computer.
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 13
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You are configuring a Mac OS X v10.6 computer that will be located in a public space. You want
anyone to be able to log in and use Safari, but you do NOT want their Safari browser history to
remain on the computer after users log out. Which action will let the computer function in the
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desired manner?

A. Create a Guest account.


B. Enable the Guest account.
C. Create a SharingOnly account.
D. Enable the Sharing Only account.
E. Create a managed account with Parental Controls.

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 14

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Review the screenshot, and then answer the question below.

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You perform a default installation of Mac OS X v10.6, and then create an account for Chris. The
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Chris account is a member of which group?

A. staff
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B. chris
C. wheel
D. admin
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E. workgroup

Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 15

Review the screenshots of the My Account pane of Accounts preferences, and a Finder window,
and then answer the question below.

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A Mac OS X v10.6 computer has three local users configured as shown above. Bill Sykes has lost
the password to his account. Which procedure will let you reset the password?
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A. Log in as Bill Sykes using the root password, then reset Bill Sykes' password from Accounts
preferences.
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B. Log in as Samuel Pickwick, then open Reset Password from the Utilities folder, and reset Bill
Sykes' password.
C. Restart the computer from the Mac OS X Install DVD, then open Reset Password from the
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Utilities menu, and reset Bill Sykes' password.


D. Log in as Samuel Pickwick, open Directory preferences and enable the root user, then
authenticate as the root user in Accounts preferences, and reset Bill Sykes' password.
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 16

Which of these is an attribute in a user record for a Mac OS X v10.6 user account?

A. Access ID (AID)
B. Security ID (SID)
C. Service Profile ID (SPID)
D. Generated Unique ID (GUID)

Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 17

The primary role of the master password in Mac OS X v10.6 is to let you ________.

A. access all the passwords stored in a local keychain


B. reset the password of an account that hasFileVault enabled
C. change the startup device by holding down the Option key while the computer starts up
D. connect to any password-protected web server whose password is stored in a local keychain

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 18

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When a user logs into her computer, she cannot access her login keychain. What would explain

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this?

A. In a previous login session, the user removed Keychain Access from her login items.
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B. In a previous login session, the user changed her account password using Accounts
preferences.
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C. In a previous login session, the user enabledFileVault on her account, and then changed her
account password using Accounts preferences.
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D. Prior to the current login session, the user changed her account password using the Reset
Password utility on the Mac OS X v10.6 Install DVD.

Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 19

A standard user enabled FileVault on his account, and did not enter a hint for his account
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password in Accounts preferences. Now he has lost his account password. Which procedure can
an admin user follow to let this user log in again?

A. Log in to the admin user account, open Keychain Access, open the user's login keychain, and
then let the user view the account password.
B. Select the standard user account at the Login window, click the Reset Password button, enter
the master password, and then reset the account password.
C. Log in to the admin user account, open Accounts preferences, click the Reset Password button,
enter the admin user's password, and then reset the standard user's account password.
D. Log in to the admin user account, change the privileges on the user's home folder, mount the
home folder image using Disk Utility, and then reset the password in Accounts preferences.

Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 20

Which Mac OS X v10.6 tool can help you create a strong password?

A. Security Audit, accessible from Directory Utility


B. Password Audit, accessible from Security preferences
C. Password Assistant, accessible from Accounts preferences
D. Password Checking, accessible from Parental Controls preferences

Answer: C

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QUESTION NO: 21

In a default Mac OS X v10.6 file system, which of these is an absolute path to the home folder for
a user account named becky?

A. ./becky/
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B. ~/becky/
C. Users/becky/
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D. /Users/becky/

Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 22
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Review the screenshot, and then answer the question below.


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Last login: Thu Jul 2 15:22:17 on ttys00


Lab-Mac-1:~ admin$

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You open Terminal on your Mac OS X v10.6 computer, and see the window displayed in the
screenshot above. What does the "~" indicate?

A. The current shell.


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B. The current working directory.
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C. The path to the admin command.
D. An argument passed to the admin command.
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 23
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You enter the command rm -R /Applications/Exec.app in the default shell in a Mac OS X Terminal
window. What role does the string "/Applications/Exec.app" play in this command?
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A. A flag that redirects the command


B. A switch that modifies the argument
C. An option that modifies the command
D. The command that the shell executes
E. The argument that the command acts on

Answer: E

QUESTION NO: 24

In a default installation of Mac OS X, which user accounts can run the sudo command?

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A. User accounts defined in the /var/sudoers file.
B. User accounts defined as members of the staff group.
C. User accounts defined as members of the admin group.
D. User accounts that have the Terminal application listed in the System tab of Parental Controls
preferences.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 25

Which Terminal command allows an admin user to execute a command as the root user in Mac

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OS X?

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A. sudo
B. root
C. exec
D. alias

Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 26

Which statement describes the function of the Services menu item in Mac OS X?
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A. It displays the status of active host connections.


B. It configures the network interfaces for a particular port.
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C. It provides a list of running processes for each user on the system.


D. It allows you to access features of one application from within another application.
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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 27

Which of these lets you build a workflow in Mac OS X by dragging actions from a library?

A. Terminal
B. Automator
C. Services menu
D. AppleScript Editor

Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 28

Review the screenshot of a portion of the Disk Utility application window, and then answer the
question below.

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Which statement best describes the "149.1 GB ST3160023AS Media" item that appears in the
screenshot above?

A. It is a volume with three partitions.


B. It is a hard disk with three partitions.
C. It is a partition with three file systems.
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D. It is a RAID set made from three hard disks.
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 29

Which process will let you start up a computer in target disk mode?
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A. Start up the computer from the Mac OS X Install DVD,then choose Target Disk Mode from the
Utilities menu.
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B. Hold down the S key on the keyboard while the computer starts up, then type the command
reboot -target.
C. Hold down the T key on the keyboard while the computer starts up, until a FireWire icon
appears on the screen.
D. Hold down the Option key on the keyboard while the computer starts up, until a dialog appears,
then select Target Disk Mode from the dialog.

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 30

The function of journaling in the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) file system is to ________.

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A. provide a backup of user files
B. provide support for Spotlight searches
C. protect volume integrity in cases of unexpected shutdown
D. provide support for resource forks, extended attributes, and metadata

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 31

You are an admin user, and have enabled the Ignore Volume Ownership option for an external
FireWire hard disk. What will happen the next time a standard user attempts to mount the disk?

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A. The disk will mount, and the user will be able to read, modify, and delete any file on the disk.

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B. The disk will mount, and the user will be able to read any file on the disk; the user will be
required to enter an administrator password to modify or delete files on the disk.
C. The user will be required to enter an administrator password to mount the disk; once the disk is

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mounted the user will be able to read, modify, and delete any file on the disk.
D. The user will be required to enter an administrator password to mount the disk; once the disk is
mounted, the user will be able to read any file on the disk, but will be required to re-enter an
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administrator password to modify or delete files.
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 32

Review the screenshots of a file's permissions, as seen in Finder and from Terminal, and then
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answer the question below.


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NOTE: The specific privileges identified in the Info window below have been deliberately blurred,
as they are not relevant to this question. Why are Kim's permissions to the file, Report.rtf, NOT
visible in the Terminal listing?

A. Kim's permissions are stored as POSIX settings.


B. Kim's permissions are stored in the volume catalog.
C. Kim's permissions are stored in the file data segment.
D. Kim's permissions are stored in an Access Control List (ACL).

Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 33

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In Mac OS X v10.6, a user's Public folder contains a Drop Box folder. How do the default
permissions for the Drop Box folder permit users other than the owner to interact with the folder?

A. Other users can see the folder's contents, but they cannot add files.
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B. Other users can see the folder's contents and can add files to the folder.
C. Other users can neither see the folder's contents nor add files to the folder.
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D. Other users can add files to the folder, but they cannot see the folder's contents.
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 34

Which permission in a default Mac OS X installation makes the root level of each user's home
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folder accessible to Guest users who log in locally?

A. Everyone has Read only access to user home folders.


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B. Everyone has Read & Write access to user home folders.


C. The staff group has Read only access to user home folders.
D. The wheel group has Read only access to user home folders.
E. The staff group has Read & Write access to user home folders.

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 35

What are the default permissions for the /Users/Shared/ folder in Mac OS X v10.6?

A. drwxrwxrwt 3 root wheel 272 Jul 9 20:08 Shared

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