Which of the following tasks can be accomplished using the command date? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

The `date` command itself does not synchronize the hardware and system clocks; this is typically done using `hwclock`.

The `date` command, with various formatting options (e.g., `date +%Y-%m-%d`), can output the current system date and time in a multitude of user-defined formats.

The `date` command can be used to set the system clock manually (e.g., `date --set="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"`), requiring appropriate privileges.

While `date` sets the system clock, the `hwclock` command is specifically used to manage the hardware clock; `date` does not directly set the hardware clock.

Updating the time via NTP (Network Time Protocol) is handled by NTP client daemons (e.g., `ntpd`, `chronyd`), not the `date` command.