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. Tools like `hwclock` are used for that specific task.

The `date` command supports various format specifiers (e.g., `date +%Y-%m-%d`) allowing users to customize the output of the date and time string. This is a core feature of the command for display purposes.

The `date` command, when run with appropriate arguments (e.g., `date -s 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'`), can be used by a privileged user to manually set the system clock (software clock) to a specific date and time.

While `date` sets the system clock, it does not directly set the hardware clock (RTC). `hwclock` is the utility used to read from or write to the hardware clock.

The `date` command is for displaying or manually setting the system clock; it does not have functionality to automatically update the time via Network Time Protocol (NTP). NTP synchronization is handled by services like `ntpd` or `chronyd`.