Lesson 7- Manage User Accounts

Question 1

What are the types of local user accounts in Catalina? How are they different?

Answer 1

Admin
Standard
Guest
Sharing Only
System Admin (root)
Group

Question 2

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

Answer 2

network user account

mobile user account

Question 3

Can a standard user install apps and app updates from the App store?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

If FileVault is turned on and you turn on the option “allow guests to log in to this computer” what happens when you log in with guest account?

Answer 4

Safari is the only app available to the guest. Home folder is deleted when Mac restarts.

Question 5

What are user account attributes? How do you view account attributes?

Answer 5

user id, account name, full name, login shell, home directory, UUID, apple ID and aliases.

User and groups preferences in System preferences, control click a user account and click advanced option

Question 6

How can you limit the amount of time that a user account can access apps

Answer 6

screen time

Question 7

What does fast user switching allow you to do?

Answer 7

switch between user accounts without having to log out or quit apps