APPLE CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are the four parts of a command string? - ✔✔Command name
Command options
Arguments
Extras
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Print working
directory - ✔✔pwd
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - List - ✔✔ls
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Change
Directory - ✔✔cd
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Indicate Parent
Directory - ✔✔..
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Indicate current
user home folder - ✔✔~
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Create a folder -
✔✔mkdir
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Run the
command with Root account access - ✔✔sudo
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Clear the
terminal screen - ✔✔clear or press Control-L
✔✔Which key should you use if you want to automatically complete filenames,
pathnames, and command names? - ✔✔You should use the tab key to automatically
complete filenames, pathnames, and command names.
✔✔Which utilities are available when you start up from macOS Recovery? - ✔✔Restore
from Time Machine Backup
Install/Reinstall macOS
,Get Help Online through Safari
Disk Utility
Startup Disk
Firmware Password Utility
Network Utility,
Terminal
Reset Password.
✔✔What are the different macOS Recovery options and start up key combinations? -
✔✔Command-R—Install the latest macOS that was installed.
Option-Command-R—Upgrade to the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
Shift-Option-Command-R—Install the macOS that came with your Mac.
✔✔How can you create an external macOS installation disk? - ✔✔createinstallmedia
command-line tool in macOS Installer.
✔✔Who can install system software updates through the App Store? - ✔✔Users with
administrator and standard accounts
✔✔How does macOS tell you that a software update is available? - ✔✔macOS displays
an Updates Available notification in an alert
✔✔Which apps does Software Update attempt to update? - ✔✔Currently installed
Apple-source software
macOS bundled software
✔✔Which app should you open to initiate Apple software updates? - ✔✔App Store app
✔✔Which items are always installed, by default, through automatic software updates? -
✔✔System files and security updates
✔✔Which bundled apps are not automatically installed when you erase and reinstall
macOS High Sierra? - ✔✔iMovie, GarageBand and productivity apps—Pages, Keynote,
and Numbers—are not automatically reinstalled if you erase the disk.
, ✔✔How can you control which software applications automatically update on a Mac? -
✔✔App Store preferences. You can further restrict a user's ability to use the App Store
by configuring parental controls for the user's account.
✔✔Where can you find Apple software updates if you need to manually install an
update? - ✔✔https://support.apple.com/downloads.
✔✔What's the best way to learn what software is installed on a Mac? - ✔✔System
Information shows all software installed through the App Store or the Installer app,
including installations from either Apple or third parties.
✔✔What are the types of local user accounts in macOS High Sierra? How are they
different? - ✔✔Administrator—Administrator user accounts are part of the admin group
and are allowed full access to all apps, preferences, and shared resource locations.
Standard—Standard users are allowed to take advantage of nearly all the resources
and features of a Mac, but they generally can't change things that might affect other
users.
Managed with parental controls—A managed account is a standard account with
parental controls enabled.
Guest—The default guest account is similar to a standard user, but it doesn't require a
password. When a guest user logs out, the home folder is deleted, including any home
folder items that would normally be saved, like preference files or web browser history.
Sharing only—"Sharing only" accounts allow you to share files with someone on a
different computer, but they can't log in to your Mac.
System Administrator (root)—The System Administrator account has unlimited access
to almost everything on a Mac. It is turned off by default on macOS.
Group—A group account is a list of user accounts that gives you greater control over file
and folder access.
✔✔What are account attributes? - ✔✔individual pieces of information used to define a
user account.
✔✔How can you limit a user account from having full access to all apps? - ✔✔You can
use parental controls to restrict what users can do
✔✔What does fast user switching allow you to do? - ✔✔switch between user accounts
without users having to log out or quit apps.
✔✔Which folders, by default, are contained in a user's home folder? - ✔✔Desktop,
Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Public folders.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are the four parts of a command string? - ✔✔Command name
Command options
Arguments
Extras
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Print working
directory - ✔✔pwd
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - List - ✔✔ls
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Change
Directory - ✔✔cd
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Indicate Parent
Directory - ✔✔..
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Indicate current
user home folder - ✔✔~
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Create a folder -
✔✔mkdir
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Run the
command with Root account access - ✔✔sudo
✔✔Which terminal command should you use to perform the following - Clear the
terminal screen - ✔✔clear or press Control-L
✔✔Which key should you use if you want to automatically complete filenames,
pathnames, and command names? - ✔✔You should use the tab key to automatically
complete filenames, pathnames, and command names.
✔✔Which utilities are available when you start up from macOS Recovery? - ✔✔Restore
from Time Machine Backup
Install/Reinstall macOS
,Get Help Online through Safari
Disk Utility
Startup Disk
Firmware Password Utility
Network Utility,
Terminal
Reset Password.
✔✔What are the different macOS Recovery options and start up key combinations? -
✔✔Command-R—Install the latest macOS that was installed.
Option-Command-R—Upgrade to the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
Shift-Option-Command-R—Install the macOS that came with your Mac.
✔✔How can you create an external macOS installation disk? - ✔✔createinstallmedia
command-line tool in macOS Installer.
✔✔Who can install system software updates through the App Store? - ✔✔Users with
administrator and standard accounts
✔✔How does macOS tell you that a software update is available? - ✔✔macOS displays
an Updates Available notification in an alert
✔✔Which apps does Software Update attempt to update? - ✔✔Currently installed
Apple-source software
macOS bundled software
✔✔Which app should you open to initiate Apple software updates? - ✔✔App Store app
✔✔Which items are always installed, by default, through automatic software updates? -
✔✔System files and security updates
✔✔Which bundled apps are not automatically installed when you erase and reinstall
macOS High Sierra? - ✔✔iMovie, GarageBand and productivity apps—Pages, Keynote,
and Numbers—are not automatically reinstalled if you erase the disk.
, ✔✔How can you control which software applications automatically update on a Mac? -
✔✔App Store preferences. You can further restrict a user's ability to use the App Store
by configuring parental controls for the user's account.
✔✔Where can you find Apple software updates if you need to manually install an
update? - ✔✔https://support.apple.com/downloads.
✔✔What's the best way to learn what software is installed on a Mac? - ✔✔System
Information shows all software installed through the App Store or the Installer app,
including installations from either Apple or third parties.
✔✔What are the types of local user accounts in macOS High Sierra? How are they
different? - ✔✔Administrator—Administrator user accounts are part of the admin group
and are allowed full access to all apps, preferences, and shared resource locations.
Standard—Standard users are allowed to take advantage of nearly all the resources
and features of a Mac, but they generally can't change things that might affect other
users.
Managed with parental controls—A managed account is a standard account with
parental controls enabled.
Guest—The default guest account is similar to a standard user, but it doesn't require a
password. When a guest user logs out, the home folder is deleted, including any home
folder items that would normally be saved, like preference files or web browser history.
Sharing only—"Sharing only" accounts allow you to share files with someone on a
different computer, but they can't log in to your Mac.
System Administrator (root)—The System Administrator account has unlimited access
to almost everything on a Mac. It is turned off by default on macOS.
Group—A group account is a list of user accounts that gives you greater control over file
and folder access.
✔✔What are account attributes? - ✔✔individual pieces of information used to define a
user account.
✔✔How can you limit a user account from having full access to all apps? - ✔✔You can
use parental controls to restrict what users can do
✔✔What does fast user switching allow you to do? - ✔✔switch between user accounts
without users having to log out or quit apps.
✔✔Which folders, by default, are contained in a user's home folder? - ✔✔Desktop,
Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Public folders.
