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Which of the following best describes a variable when implemented in a script?

A) A portion of a script that executes multiple times until a condition is met.
B) A container for storing data values that can be assigned, referenced, and manipulated.
C) A line or portion of a script that the interpreter does not process.
D) The part of a filename used to designate a file's association with a particular script language.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following describes the macOS feature that lets you use finger motions to perform functions, for example, spreading two fingers to zoom in?

A) Gestures
B) Snapshots
C) Spotlight
D) Finder

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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A technician needs to boot macOS over the network using an image stored on a server.   What Apple technology will best assist the technician?

A Linux user needs to find all instances of the word admin in /var/log/auth.log.   Which of the following commands will perform this function?

What is the value of X and what is the condition of the Do…Loop when execution ends in the following pseudo code?   X = 1 Do                 ' This is a comment                 Print X; Loop

A system administrator is selecting an operating system for use by the company's research and development team. The team requires an OS that can be easily modified and changed to meet its particular requirements.   Which of the following operating systems will be the best choice for the users?

Which of the following is a major advantage to using SSH over Telnet for remotely accessing a Linux system?

A bootable Linux USB flash drive or CD that can be used to repair system issues is known by what term, respectively?

Match the script file extension to the description.

A technician is logged in to a Linux system with a user account that has been assigned root privileges. Each time the technician attempts to run a specific terminal command, a "Permission denied" message is displayed.    What is the most likely reason for this message?

Which of the following is the current Linux file system used to hold the operating system?

Which of the following are closed source, proprietary operating systems? (Select TWO.)

What is the value of X when execution ends in the following pseudocode?   Set X As Integer For X = 100 to 0 Step -1                ' This is a comment Next X X = 100

A technician is logged in to a Linux computer as johnd and needs to reset group ownership for the file report.txt in the johnd home directory.   Which of the following commands will perform this function?

A user is complaining about sluggish performance on her Linux system, and the technician suspects a running process is consuming excessive processor resources.   Which of the following commands will the technician most likely use to locate the offending process?

In Linux, where are the commands required for system administration stored?

A technician wants to use a Time Machine backup to install a new copy of the macOS onto a Mac.    Which of the following tools will the technician use to perform this task?

A Mac computer is reporting problems with the HDD, and the user wants to run a check for errors.    Which of the following is a disk management tool built into macOS that is useful for finding and repairing disk problems?

Which of the following are natively supported by the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems?