ACSP Data Management and Backups 5

Question 1

A technician needs to clone a bootable macOS drive to a new SSD. Which tool is best suited for creating a bootable clone on Apple Silicon Macs?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper

Answer

Third-party tools like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper are designed to create bootable clones and handle APFS-specific structures and Apple Silicon requirements that Disk Utility's Restore may not fully replicate.

Question 2

Which command-line tool is used to manage Time Machine backups, list snapshots, and trigger manual backups from Terminal?

Accepted Answer

tmutil

Answer

tmutil is the command-line interface for Time Machine, allowing admins to start/stop backups, list snapshots, and manage backup destinations from Terminal.

Question 3

A user's iCloud Drive is nearly full, causing sync issues. What is the most appropriate first step an ACSP technician should take?

Accepted Answer

Review storage in System Settings > Apple ID > iCloud and remove unneeded data or upgrade storage

Answer

Checking iCloud storage usage in System Settings allows the technician to identify what is consuming space and advise on removing data or purchasing additional iCloud+ storage.

Question 4

When migrating data from an old Mac to a new Mac using Migration Assistant, which connection method provides the fastest transfer speed?

Accepted Answer

Thunderbolt cable

Answer

A Thunderbolt cable provides the highest bandwidth (up to 40 Gb/s), making it the fastest option for Migration Assistant transfers between two Macs.

Question 5

An organization wants to prevent employees from using external drives for Time Machine backups and restrict backups to an approved network share. Which tool is used to enforce this policy?

Accepted Answer

Mobile Device Management (MDM) with a Time Machine configuration profile

Answer

An MDM server can deploy a Time Machine configuration profile that restricts backup destinations to approved network volumes and disables use of local external drives.

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ACSP Data Management and Backups 5