Getting to Know MDM Flashcards

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Q: What does MDM stand for?

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A: Mobile Device Management

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Q: What Apple devices have built-in MDM frameworks?

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A: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch

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Q: What is required for a device to be managed by MDM?

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A: An MDM enrollment profile must be installed on the device

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Q: What do configuration profiles contain?

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A: One or more payloads that provide specific settings and authorization

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Q: Where can you find the MDM profile on an iPhone or iPad?

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A: Settings > General > VPN & Device Management

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Q: Where can you find the MDM profile on a Mac?

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A: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Profiles

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Q: What can payloads in a configuration profile manage?

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A: Networking, iCloud access, password policies, FileVault, and more

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Q: How can you assess the impact of a payload on device configuration?

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A: Check the payload type and content in the configuration profile details

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Q: What does an MDM enrollment profile do?

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A: It associates a device with an MDM solution for management

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Q: How can MDM enhance the user experience?

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A: By automating app installation, settings configuration, and resource access

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Q: What two things should you do if your organization uses an MDM solution?

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  1. Understand the organizational policies for device enrollment and management
  2. Comply with those policies while providing support to users
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Q: What can an MDM administrator do remotely?

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A: Update software and device settings, monitor compliance, and wipe or lock devices

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Q: How can users enroll their devices in MDM?

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A: By enrolling their own devices or through automatic enrollment using Apple Business Manager, Apple Business Essentials, or Apple School Manager

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Q: What does MDM help maintain while enhancing supportability and security?

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A: User flexibility

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Q: How does MDM enhance device deployment and management?

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A: By automating installation of certificates, applications, and configurations

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Q: What can an MDM administrator do remotely?

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A: Update software and device settings, monitor compliance, and wipe or lock devices

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Q: How can users enroll their devices in MDM?

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By enrolling their own devices or through automatic enrollment using Apple Business Manager, Apple Business Essentials, or Apple School Manager

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Q: What does MDM help maintain while enhancing supportability and security?

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A: User flexibility

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Q: What built-in frameworks support MDM on Apple devices?

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A: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch have built-in frameworks that support MDM

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Q: Who sends profiles and commands to organization-owned devices?

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A: An MDM administrator

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Q: What do MDM profiles and commands automate?

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A: The installation of certificates and applications and configuration of resources like networks and email

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Q: How do MDM profiles and commands enhance the user experience?

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A: By automating setup and configuration

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Q: What can MDM profiles and commands help isolate for increased security and privacy?

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A: Personal and organizational information

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Q: What must happen before a device can be managed?

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A: It must be enrolled into an MDM solution with an enrollment profile

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Q: What does an enrollment profile contain?

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A: Identity certificates and information to associate a device with an MDM solution

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Q: When is a device both managed and supervised?

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A: When an organization-owned device is enrolled into an MDM solution using Automated Device Enrollment

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Q: What happens after initial configuration?

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A: The device receives instructions from the MDM solution and acts on them to apply policy changes, settings, and app assignments

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Q: How long does the device continue to communicate with the MDM solution?

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A: Until it’s unenrolled from MDM

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Q: What must you understand and comply with while providing support if your organization uses an MDM solution?

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A: Organizational policies for device enrollment and management

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Q: What does a profile contain?

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A: One or more payloads

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Q: What does a payload provide?

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A: Specific settings and authorization information for Apple devices

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Q: Does the presence of a profile necessarily mean an MDM solution manages the device?

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A: No, profiles can be used to share and apply settings without an MDM solution

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Q: What must be installed for a device to be managed by an MDM solution?

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A: An MDM enrollment profile

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Q: What can configuration profiles contain for payloads to manage?

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A: Networking, iCloud access, password policies, FileVault, and many other settings

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Q: What is declarative device management?

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A: An update to the existing management protocol that uses declarations to asynchronously update device settings, restrictions, assets, and more

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Q: What are declarations?

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A: Payloads that represent policies the MDM server defines and sends to devices

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Q: How do devices update the MDM server with new information about themselves?

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A: Each device uses status channels to proactively update the MDM server as things change, without constant polling from the MDM server

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Q: What must your organization’s MDM solution support to use declarative device management?

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A: Your organization’s MDM solution must support declarative device management

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Q: What is the recommended way to determine whether a device is managed?

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A: Check for an MDM profile

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Q: Where can you find an MDM profile on an organization-owned iPhone or iPad?

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A: Open Settings > General > VPN & Device Management

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Q: Where can you find an MDM profile on a user-owned iPhone or iPad?

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A: Open Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, then tap Managed Account > Profiles and Device Management

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Q: Where can you find an enrollment profile on a Mac?

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A: Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Profiles

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Q: What does finding an MDM profile verify?

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A: That a device is managed

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Q: Where else can you find profiles on your Mac?

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A: In the system information report

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Q: How do you open the system report on your Mac?

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A: Press and hold the Option key, then choose Apple menu > System Information

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Q: Where in the system report sidebar can you find profiles?

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A: Scroll to Software and click Profiles or Managed Profiles

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Q: Why is understanding which aspects of a device are managed helpful?

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A: It allows you to provide better support

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Q: What should you check to determine which settings and restrictions apply to a device or user?

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A: Check the payload details for each configuration profile

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Q: How do you access configuration profiles and payloads on iPhone or iPad?

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A: Open Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, then tap More Details

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Q: How do you access the MDM enrollment profile and more details on a user-owned iPhone or iPad?

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A: Open Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, tap Managed Account > Profiles and Device Management, then tap More Details

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Q: What should you use to assess if a payload manages or restricts device configuration in a way that influences the support issue you need to address?

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A: The payload type and its content

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Q: What do the names of profiles and payloads generally indicate?

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A: The type of settings or restrictions they contain

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Q: How do you access a configuration profile on Mac?

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A: Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Profiles

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Q: What does the Profiles list show?

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A: The device management state and installed profiles

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Q: How are the profiles grouped in the list?

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A: In categories such as Device, Device (Managed), and User

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Q: How do you access details of the payloads within a configuration profile?

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A: Double-click the profile

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Q: What generally indicates the type of settings or restrictions a payload contains?

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A: The name of the payload

58
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Q: What are critical components that connect device management and device support?

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A: Enrollment and configuration profiles

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Q: What can you do now that you understand how MDM configuration profiles interact with devices?

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A: Complete this course and support and troubleshoot Apple devices

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