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220-1102 · Question #61

A technician is installing new software on a macOS computer. Which of the following file types will the technician MOST likely use?

The correct answer is D. .app. When installing software on a macOS computer, the technician will most likely use a .app file, which is the standard application bundle format.

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Question

A technician is installing new software on a macOS computer. Which of the following file types will the technician MOST likely use?

Options

  • A.deb
  • B.vbs
  • C.exe
  • D.app

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    93% (51)

Why each option

When installing software on a macOS computer, the technician will most likely use a .app file, which is the standard application bundle format.

A.deb

.deb files are package files used for software installation on Debian-based Linux distributions, not macOS.

B.vbs

.vbs files are Visual Basic Script files used on Windows operating systems, not macOS.

C.exe

.exe files are executable program files primarily used on Windows operating systems, not macOS.

D.appCorrect

The .app file extension represents an application bundle in macOS, which is a directory containing the executable code and all resources for an application. This is the standard format for macOS applications, often distributed within .dmg (disk image) files.

Concept tested: macOS software installation file types

Source: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/BundleTypes/BundleTypes.html

Topics

#macOS#Software installation#File types#Executable files

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