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System Preferences and macOS Settings Management Flashcards

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  1. When a user opens System Preferences and sees a lock icon at the bottom of a pane, what does clicking it require?

    Answer: Authenticating with an administrator account to make changes

    A locked preference pane requires administrator credentials to unlock before changes can be made.

  2. A user wants their Mac to announce the time every hour using text-to-speech. Where is this setting found?

    Answer: Date & Time > Clock

    The option to announce the time is found in Date & Time preference pane under the Clock tab.

  3. Which System Preferences setting controls whether the Dock hides automatically when the cursor is not near it?

    Answer: Dock & Menu Bar > Automatically hide and show the Dock

    The 'Automatically hide and show the Dock' checkbox is in the Dock & Menu Bar preference pane.

  4. A technician needs to ensure that a specific Login Item launches for all users on a shared Mac, not just a single user. What is the correct approach?

    Answer: Place the app in /Library/LaunchAgents as a LaunchAgent plist

    Placing a LaunchAgent .plist in /Library/LaunchAgents makes it run at login for all users on the system.

  5. In the Accessibility preference pane, which feature makes the pointer larger so it is easier to see on high-resolution displays?

    Answer: Display > Cursor Size

    The Cursor Size slider in Accessibility > Display increases the size of the mouse pointer.

  6. A user wants to receive Focus (Do Not Disturb) status automatically while using a specific app. Which macOS System Preferences section supports Focus filters per app?

    Answer: Notifications & Focus > Focus

    Focus modes with per-app filters are configured in System Preferences > Notifications & Focus > Focus.

  7. A technician uses the `defaults write` command to change a preference, but the change doesn't appear until the app restarts. What must happen for `defaults write` changes to take effect in a running application?

    Answer: The affected application must be quit and relaunched

    Most applications read their preferences at launch, so they must be quit and relaunched to pick up changes written via `defaults write`.