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System Preferences and macOS Settings Management Flashcards

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  1. In macOS Ventura and later, what replaced System Preferences?

    Answer: System Settings

    Apple renamed System Preferences to System Settings starting with macOS Ventura (13), featuring a redesigned interface similar to iOS.

  2. What tool do administrators use to enforce system settings across managed Macs?

    Answer: Configuration Profiles

    Configuration profiles (.mobileconfig files) deployed via MDM or manually enforce system settings and restrictions on managed Macs.

  3. How do you reset NVRAM/PRAM on an Intel-based Mac?

    Answer: Hold Option+Command+P+R at startup

    Pressing and holding Option+Command+P+R during startup resets NVRAM on Intel Macs, clearing settings like startup disk selection and display resolution.

  4. Which macOS feature can restrict users from changing specific System Settings panels, requiring an admin passcode?

    Answer: Screen Time

    Screen Time in System Settings can lock specific preference panes with an administrator passcode, preventing unauthorized changes.

  5. What command-line tool reads and writes macOS user defaults stored as .plist files?

    Answer: defaults

    The `defaults` command allows reading, writing, and deleting macOS preference values stored in .plist files under ~/Library/Preferences/ and /Library/Preferences/.

  6. Where are system-wide macOS preference files (.plist) stored?

    Answer: /Library/Preferences/

    System-wide preference files are stored in /Library/Preferences/, while per-user preferences are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/.