Lesson 11—Manage File Systems and Storage

Question 1

What do you call the process of applying logic to storage in the form of partitions, containers, and
volumes?

Answer 1

Formatting is the process of applying logic to storage in the form of partitions, containers, and volumes.

Question 2

What are two APFS volume roles with macOS Big Sur?

Answer 2

• APFS System—A read-only volume for the operating system

* APFS Data—A read-write volume for user data

Question 3

What new layer of security does macOS Big Sur use to add cryptographic validation of the APFS
System volume?

Answer 3

Signed System Volume (SSV)

Question 4

What is the default partition scheme that Mac computers use?

Answer 4

GUID Partition Map (GPT) is the default partition scheme that Mac computers use.

Question 5

Which 5 major volume formats does macOS Big Sur support?

Answer 5

• APFS—The macOS Big Sur default.
• Mac OS Extended—Used with and before macOS High Sierra. Also known as HFS Plus.
• FAT—A legacy volume format used by Windows PCs.
• ExFAT—Created specifically for flash storage drives larger than 32 GB.
• NTFS—Recent versions of Windows use this as their default native volume format. macOS can read
but can’t write to or start up from NTFS volumes.

Question 6

What are some of the advantages of APFS?

Answer 6

• copying files and directories
  instantaneously
• Helping protect data from power outages and system crashes
• keeping files safe and secure with native encryption

Question 7

What are the seven ways you can unmount and eject a volume or disk from the Finder?

Answer 7

• Drag the disk icon to the Trash icon in the Dock.
• In the Finder sidebar, click the small Eject button next to the volume you want to unmount and eject.
• Select the disk you want to unmount and eject, go to the menu bar, and choose File > Eject.
• Select the volume you want to unmount and eject, then choose File > Eject [diskname].
• Select the volume you want to unmount and eject, then use the Command-E keyboard shortcut.
• Select the volume you want to unmount and eject, Control-click, then choose Eject [diskname] from the shortcut menu.
• Select the disk you want to unmount and eject, click the Action button in the Finder window toolbar (it looks like a gear), and then choose Eject [diskname].

Question 8

Which two built-in macOS Big Sur apps can you use to gather information about storage devices?

Answer 8

You can use both Disk Utility and System Information to gather information about storage devices.

Question 9

What does the Disk Utility First Aid feature do?

Answer 9

The Disk Utility First Aid feature verifies and repairs the partition scheme and volume directory
structures.