macOS core competencies-Section 2-Lesson 9-MacOS File Storage Structure Flashcards
By default each storage device or disk consists of one —-?
Apple File System (APFS) container
How many volumes does each container have?
They may have multiple volumes
Free space is shared where—–?
Between volumes in a container
How many volumes
does the default APFS container hold?
Five (three are hidden from the user)
What is system integrity protection?
A security technology designed to protect critical files that are essential for the operating system to function.
Name some protected directories
/System/usr/bin/and sbin
Are pre-installed apps like system preferences and console protected
Yes all pre-installed apps with the OS are protected
Where can System Integrity Protection be disabled?
In recovery mode but this is discouraged
What kind of tasks can you do in disk utility
You can view or modify volumes on connected disks
What is finder for?
To access the file system in a user-oriented view.
Can directories be represented by their file path
yes
what symbol precedes a file path in the first directory and is also known as the root directory
/ a forward slash
What does a forward slash denote in a file path
The first directory in the file system hierarchy known as the root directory.
what are the 4 root directories
Applications, Library, System, Users
When are the root directories separated into domains?
It is based on how they are used.
What domain contains system software installed by apple in the system directory
The system domain
What domain contains apps and preferences shared by all users in the application and Library directories.
The local domain
What does the user domain store?
Files and preferences specify to each user in the users directory
User data (documents, photos, and applications) is stored in which volume?
Data volume
Which technology prevents users from modifying the /System directory?
System Integrity Protection (SIP)
How can a file’s absolute path be found?
Secondary click a file, hold Option, choose Copy filename as Pathname.
Where is system directory
Finder>HD>System
