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  1. Which port type on modern Macs supports both Thunderbolt 4 and USB4?

    Answer: USB-C (Thunderbolt 4)

    Modern Macs use USB-C connectors for Thunderbolt 4 ports, which are backward compatible with USB4, USB 3.x, and DisplayPort Alt Mode.

  2. A Mac's Ethernet port shows 'Cable Unplugged' even with a cable connected. What should the technician check?

    Answer: Try a known-good Ethernet cable and test the port with a USB-C Ethernet adapter to isolate the built-in port

    Testing with a known-good cable and an external USB-C Ethernet adapter isolates whether the problem is the cable, the cable run, or the Mac's built-in Ethernet hardware.

  3. What Wi-Fi standard do current MacBook Pro models support for maximum wireless performance?

    Answer: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

    Current MacBook Pro models support Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), which adds the 6 GHz band for less congestion and higher throughput compared to Wi-Fi 6.

  4. How can a technician verify the MAC address of a Mac's Wi-Fi adapter?

    Answer: In System Settings > Wi-Fi > Details > Hardware Address

    The Wi-Fi hardware (MAC) address is displayed in System Settings > Wi-Fi > Details for the connected network under 'Hardware Address'.

  5. A customer complains their Mac drops Wi-Fi connections repeatedly. Which troubleshooting step helps identify if the router or the Mac is at fault?

    Answer: Test the Mac on a different Wi-Fi network and test another device on the customer's network to isolate the fault

    Testing on a different network and testing another device on the same network systematically isolates whether the issue is the Mac's hardware/software or the router/environment.

  6. Which macOS network utility traces the path of packets from the Mac to a destination host?

    Answer: traceroute

    'traceroute' reveals each network hop between the Mac and a destination, helping diagnose where in the network a connection is failing or experiencing latency.