Lesson 5- Use macOS Recovery

Question 1

Which utilities are available when you start up from macOS Recovery?

Answer 1

• restore from time machine backup
• install/reinstall macOS
• Get help online through safari
• Disk utility
• startup disk
• startup security utility
• terminal

Question 2

What tool can you use to set a firmware password for your Mac?

Answer 2

Startup Security Utility

Question 3

How do you access startup Security Utility?

Answer 3

available only when you start from macOS Recovery. Go to utilities menu, then choose security utility

Question 4

If you set a firmware password for your Mac, when are you prompted to enter the firmware password?

Answer 4

if you turn it on and press a modifier key

Question 5

When will your Mac require you to enter an admin password before you can access macOS recovery?

Answer 5

Filevault or Activation lock

Question 6

Can you set a firmware password for a Mac that doesn’t have the T2 security chip?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

In Startup Security Utility, what are the default values for Secure Boot and Allowed Boot Media?

Answer 7

full security and allowed Boot Media is set to disallow booting from external or removable media

Question 8

What does the Secure Boot setting of full security ensure?

Answer 8

that your mac will boot only from operating systems that are trusted by Apple.

Question 9

How can you crate an external macOS installation disk?

Answer 9

terminal- createinstallmedia

Question 10

install the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac without upgrading to the Internet version.

Answer 10

Command R

Question 11

Upgrade to the latest macOS that’s compatible with your Mac

Answer 11

Option Command R

Question 12

Install the macOS that came on your Mac, or closest to it

Answer 12

Option Shift Command R