A. In application-specific preferences files in ~/Library/Preferences/

B. In .DS_Store files, at the root level of ~/

C. In a preferences database file in /Library/

D. In a preferences database file in ~/Library/

A. It is one of three hard disks in a RAID set.

B. It is one of three partitions on a hard disk.

C. It is one of three stripes in a RAID set.

D. It is one of three file systems on a partition.

A. Hold down Shift during startup.

B. Hold down Command-Option-P-R during startup.

C. Start up from the OS X Recovery partition, and then choose Safe Boot from the Startup Disk menu.

D. Open Terminal, type safe_boot, press Return, and then restart the Mac.

A. prevents users from accessing sensitive system files by loading Simple Finder instead of Finder at startup

B. increases data security by modifying Sharing settings, so only essential protocols are enabled at startup

C. increases data security by assigning all standard users Read-only privileges to mounted local volumes

D. facilitates troubleshooting by preventing loading of third-party components in the operating system at startup

A. False

B. True

A. Password Audit, accessible from Security preferences

B. Password Assistant, accessible from Users & Groups preferences

C. Password Checking, accessible from Parental Controls preferences

D. Security Audit, accessible from Directory Utility