OS X Support Essentials 10.8 - Training - Apple
OS X Support Essentials 10.8 - Training - Apple
OS X Support Essentials 10.8 - Training - Apple
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<strong>OS</strong> X <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Essentials</strong> <strong>10.8</strong> Exam Preparation Guide<br />
Part Three: File Systems<br />
Upon completion of Part Three, “File Systems” in <strong>OS</strong> X Mountain Lion<br />
<strong>Support</strong> <strong>Essentials</strong>, you should be able to complete the following tasks.<br />
Thirteen items from Part Three are included in the pool of exam questions.<br />
Questions are drawn randomly from the following objectives:<br />
• Describe the implications and process for converting Legacy FileVault<br />
data to FileVault 2.<br />
• State the requirements for FileVault 2.<br />
• Describe how to securely erase the remaining space on a drive<br />
connected to a Mac running <strong>OS</strong> X Mountain Lion.<br />
• Describe how to force eject an item that is in use.<br />
• Describe the tools and methods used to reset home folder<br />
permissions.<br />
• Describe the tools and methods used to enable FileVault 2 on a<br />
volume connected to a Mac running <strong>OS</strong> X Mountain Lion.<br />
• Describe the tools and methods used to decrypt a FileVault 2–<br />
encrypted volume using a recovery key.<br />
• Describe the tools and methods used to gather information about the<br />
format, partition scheme, bus type, and available space on local hard<br />
disks and volumes.<br />
• Use Disk Utility and System Information.<br />
• Differentiate between hard disks, partitions, and volumes.<br />
• Compare and contrast GUID, APM, and MBR partition map schemes.<br />
• Compare and contrast the volume formats supported by <strong>OS</strong> X:<br />
• Mac <strong>OS</strong> Extended<br />
• Mac <strong>OS</strong> Extended<br />
• Journaled<br />
• Mac <strong>OS</strong> Extended Journaled, Case-Sensitive<br />
• UFS<br />
• FAT32<br />
• NTFS<br />
• ExFAT<br />
• Mac <strong>OS</strong> Extended (Journaled, Encrypted).<br />
• Describe how file system journaling works in <strong>OS</strong> X.<br />
• Describe how FileVault 2 secures user data.<br />
• Describe the Verify and Repair features of Disk Utility.<br />
• Compare and contrast the erase options available in Disk Utility,<br />
(including single-pass, 3-pass, and 7-pass erases).<br />
• Describe the function of the Secure Empty Trash feature in the Finder.<br />
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