Apple Exam MAC-16A Topic 1 Question 59 Discussion

Actual exam question for Apple's MAC-16A exam

Question #: 59
Topic #: 1

An iMac starts, but becomes unresponsive after the login screen. How can you easily disable login items to see if they are causing the issue?

AHold the Shift key at start up to Safe Boot.

BStart the iMac to OS X Recovery and reinstall OS X.

CHold Command-S to enter single-usermode, then mo

DStart the iMac to OS X Recovery, open Terminal, and use it to delete all login items.

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4 months ago

I think D) Start the iMac to OS X Recovery, open Terminal, and use it to delete all login items is the best option.

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4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think B) Start the iMac to OS X Recovery and reinstall OS X could also work.

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4 months ago

I agree with Theodora, Safe Boot is a good way to disable login items.

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5 months ago

D) Overkill. Why reinstall the whole OS when you can just use Recovery Mode to delete the login items?

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4 months ago

D) Start the iMac to OS X Recovery, open Terminal, and use it to delete all login items.

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4 months ago

A) Hold the Shift key at start up to Safe Boot.

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5 months ago

A) Hold the Shift key at start up to Safe Boot.

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