Lesson 7

Question 1

Name the types of local user accounts

Answer 1

Administrator - full access
Standard - full access but can’t make changes for other accounts
Managed with Parental controls - standard account with PC controls
Guest - free account with no password but data is temporarily saved
Sharing only- can share but not be logged into

Question 2

What other types of user accounts can macOS use in addition to local user accounts?

Answer 2

Network User- available to multiple Macs
-stored on a shared directory server such as Active Directory
Mobile user- a network user account that has been synced with local user database
-allows for access even when can’t contact the shared directory

Question 3

What are account attributes?

Answer 3

Individual pieces of info used to define a user account eg User ID

Question 4

How can you limit a user account from having full access to all apps?

Answer 4

Parental controls

Question 5

What does fast user switching allow you to do?

Answer 5

Lets a Mac switch between user accounts without users having to log out or quit apps.