Identifying Mac User Accounts

Question 1

____: Choose this option to open the parent folder for the current window. For example, if you’re in your Downloads folder, this option opens your home folder

Answer 1

Enclosing Folder

in Finder, Go > Enclosing Folder

Question 2

In Finder, how do you go to your Library folder?

Answer 2

Go > hold Option key (Library appears) > click Library

Question 3

When entering a pathname to go to a Folder in Finder, Type a ____ to indicate your home folder. Most of your personal folders, such as Documents, Music, and Pictures, are in your home folder

Answer 3

tilde (~)

Question 4

When going to a folder by entering its pathname on Finder (Go > Go to Folder), what does typing a slash (/) do?

Answer 4

• Type a slash (/) at the beginning of a pathname to indicate that the starting point is the top level of your computer’s folder structure.
• Type a slash at the end to indicate that this is a path to a folder, rather than a file.

Question 5

On your Mac, in a Finder window or on the desktop, after selecting an item, how do you get information on it?

Answer 5

Choose File > Get Info, or press Command-I.

To get a summary of information about multiple items, select the items, press and hold the Control key, then choose File > Get Summary Info. A separate information window opens for each item

Question 6

On your Mac, how do you show the path to a file or folder?

Answer 6

• on Finder > View > Show Path bar or press Option to show the path bar momentarily

If you click the folder in the path bar, it will show a folder’s subfolders in the Finder window

Question 7

On your Mac, how do you copy a folder’s pathname?

Answer 7

Control-click the folder in the path bar, then choose Copy “folder” as Pathname

Question 8

in Finder, how do you show info below icons?

Answer 8

View > Show View Options > Select “Show item info”

Question 9

In Finder, dragging the divider line all the way to the right closes the Preview pane

A. True
B. False

Answer 9

A. True

Question 10

How do you use the Preview pane in the Finder on Mac?

Answer 10

Select the folder or file.

If you don’t see the Preview pane, choose View > Show Preview.

Choose View > Show Preview Options, then select the checkboxes for the options you want to show for the file you selected (available options depend on the file type)

Question 11

Scenario: You want to hide your user account named “hiddenuser” the macOS login window

What Terminal command should you type to hide “hiddenuser” account

Answer 11

sudo dscl . create /Users/hiddenuser IsHidden 1

If you want the hidden user to appear again in the login window, set the user’s IsHidden attribute to 0

Question 12

Which Terminal command hides the “/Users/hiddenuser” home directory?

Answer 12

sudo chflags hidden /Users/hiddenuser

Question 13

Which Terminal commands remove the Public Folder share point for a user with the long name “Hidden User”?

Answer 13

sudo dscl
delete Local/Defaults/SharePoints/Hidden\ User’s\ Public\ Folder/
exit

Question 14

Where can you change Guest User settings on Mac?

Answer 14

System Settings > Users & Groups > click i button next to Guest User

Question 15

Admins cannot allow guest users to connect to shared folders

A. True
B. False

Answer 15

B. False

Question 16

Files created by a guest are stored in a temporary folder, but that folder and its contents are deleted when the guest logs out

A. True
B. False

Answer 16

A. True

Question 17

Guest access works with the Find My app to help you find your Mac if you lose it

A. True
B. False

Answer 17

A. True

You can locate your Mac if someone finds it, logs in as a guest, and then uses Safari to access the internet

Question 18

Unlike passwords for regular administrator accounts, passwords for managed administrator accounts can be changed remotely using your MDM solution

A. True
B. False

Answer 18

A. True

However, if the account becomes secure token enabled, the change from MDM updates the login password and not the secure token password.

Question 19

What are the different types of user accounts?

Answer 19

Administrator: An administrator can add and manage other users, install apps, and change settings. The new user you create when you first set up your Mac is an administrator.

Standard: Standard users can install apps and change their own settings, but can’t add other users or change other users’ settings.

Sharing Only: Sharing-only users can access shared files remotely, but can’t log in to the computer or change settings.

Question 20

After setting up an account name, you can use a different account name later on.

A. True
B. False

Answer 20

B. False

Question 21

Where can you set up file sharing on Mac?

Answer 21

System Settings > General > Sharing > Content & Media > click i button next to File Sharing > Turn on File Sharing

Question 22

The Public folder of each user with an account on your Mac is shared automatically

A. True
B. False

Answer 22

A. True

Question 23

Which app can you use for screen sharing on Mac?

Answer 23

Screen Sharing app

It is located in the /Applications/Utilities folder

Question 24

In the Screen Sharing app, how do you end a screen sharing session?

Answer 24

Window > Connections > move the pointer over the active session, then click Disconnect

Question 25

Universal Clipboard isn’t available during an active screen sharing session.

A. True
B. False

Answer 25

A. True

Edit > Use Shared Clipboard instead

Question 26

When screen sharing, Mac computers use which TCP port number by default?

Answer 26

5900