Apple Exam MAC-16A Topic 1 Question 53 Discussion

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

Question #: 53
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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Suggested Answer: A

by Catalina at Apr 10, 2024, 01:18 AM

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Willis

6 months ago

Starting the iMac to OS X Recovery and reinstalling OS X seems like a drastic solution.

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Carli

6 months ago

I agree, Safe Boot is a good way to troubleshoot login issues.

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Dannie

6 months ago

I heard that holding the Shift key at start up to Safe Boot can help with that.

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Bernadine

6 months ago

I think we should try disabling login items to see if they are causing the issue.

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Delsie

6 months ago

If all else fails, maybe option B to reinstall OS X could solve the problem.

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Wynell

7 months ago

I think that could work, but it might be a bit more advanced for some users.

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Michal

7 months ago

But what if that doesn't work? Should we try option D to manually delete the login items?

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Arthur

7 months ago

I agree, it's a quick and simple solution to troubleshoot the issue.

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Peggy

7 months ago

I think option A sounds like the easiest way to disable login items.

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Elmer

7 months ago

Okay, let's give it a shot and see if it works.

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Sonia

7 months ago

Option A sounds good. Let's try holding the Shift key at startup.

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Glenn

8 months ago

Ha! Good catch, Asuncion. That's gotta be a trick answer. I'm definitely not going with C.

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Asuncion

8 months ago

Wait, did anyone else notice the typo in option C? It says 'mo' instead of 'then'. I'm not even sure what that would do!

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Ines

8 months ago

True, B does seem a bit extreme. I'm leaning towards D - using the Recovery Mode to access Terminal and delete the login items directly.

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Weldon

8 months ago

Hmm, I don't know about that. Wouldn't reinstalling the OS in Option B be a bit overkill? That seems like a lot of work just to disable login items.

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Elsa

8 months ago

I think I know the answer! It's A. Holding the Shift key at startup will boot the iMac into Safe Mode, which disables login items.

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Lashonda

8 months ago

Whoa, this question seems tricky! I'm not sure I'd be able to figure it out on the exam.

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