ACSP Installation and Recovery 2

Question 1

On Apple silicon Macs, how do you access macOS Recovery?

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Press and hold the Power button until 'Loading startup options' appears, then select Options

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Hold Command+R immediately after pressing the Power button

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Hold Option+Command+R at startup to access Recovery over the internet

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Press Command+Option+P+R during the startup chime to enter Recovery mode

Question 2

What does 'Revive' do in Apple Configurator 2 for Apple silicon Macs?

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Updates the firmware and recoveryOS on an Apple silicon Mac without erasing user data

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Completely erases and reinstalls macOS, wiping all user data in the process

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Restores the Mac from a backup file created in Apple Configurator 2

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Unlocks a supervised device for personal use by removing MDM enrollment

Question 3

What is 'Internet Recovery' on Intel Macs and when would you need to use it?

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Internet Recovery boots a minimal macOS environment from Apple's servers when the local Recovery partition is missing or corrupt

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Internet Recovery is used to download and install macOS updates over the internet from System Preferences

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Internet Recovery allows a remote Apple technician to access your Mac over the internet to perform repairs

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Internet Recovery is the standard macOS Recovery that requires an internet connection to verify before starting

Question 4

What is Safe Mode on macOS and what does it do during startup?

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Safe Mode starts macOS with only essential kernel extensions, skips startup items and login items, and performs a basic disk check

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Safe Mode boots macOS with network services disabled to prevent malware from connecting to the internet

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Safe Mode starts macOS in single-user command-line mode without a graphical interface

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Safe Mode boots from the Recovery partition instead of the main system volume

Question 5

What does 'Startup Security Utility' in macOS Recovery control for Apple silicon Macs?

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It controls the security policy: Full Security (default), Reduced Security (allows older OS), and Permissive Security (allows custom kernel extensions/SSV bypass)

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It enables or disables the Secure Boot feature to allow booting from unsigned operating systems

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It manages the startup password that is required before macOS will load

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It controls whether third-party bootloaders like GRUB can be installed alongside macOS

Question 6

How do you create a bootable macOS installer on a USB drive using Terminal?

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Use the 'createinstallmedia' tool included inside the macOS installer app with the command: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sonoma.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyDrive

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Use Disk Utility to restore the macOS installer .dmg file to the USB drive

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Use the 'dd' command to write the macOS installer ISO to the USB drive

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Download the macOS installer from Software Update, then copy it to the USB drive in Finder