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A Mac user needs to configure a network device using a serial connection to enable a remote network connection. Which of the following utilities would MOST likely be used to make the necessary…
The correct answer is A. Terminal. On macOS, the Terminal application provides command-line access to Unix-based tools such as 'screen' and 'cu', which support serial communication. When configuring a network device (e.g., a router or switch) via a console/serial cable, a technician would use Terminal to issue…
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A Mac user needs to configure a network device using a serial connection to enable a remote network connection. Which of the following utilities would MOST likely be used to make the necessary changes?
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- ATerminal
- BDisk maintenance
- CiCloud
- DImage recovery
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On macOS, the Terminal application provides command-line access to Unix-based tools such as 'screen' and 'cu', which support serial communication. When configuring a network device (e.g., a router or switch) via a console/serial cable, a technician would use Terminal to issue commands over that serial connection. Disk Maintenance handles drive utilities, iCloud is Apple's cloud storage service, and Image Recovery restores system images - none of these enable serial device communication.
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