Why might you prefer to shut down and then start up a Mac you are troubleshooting, rather than simply selecting Restart from the Apple menu?

In the screenshot below, click the icon of the OS X Mountain Lion System Preferences pane where you can disable the feature that restores windows when apps
are reopened.
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If you did not store the recovery key with Apple, and you lose the FileVault-enabled account passwords AND the recovery key, there is no way to recover user data
on a FileVault-encrypted volume.

If you use the Get Info window to change Sharing & Permissions settings on a file or folder, Finder preserves and can revert to the previous settings until the window
is closed.

What is the role of the launchd process in the startup of an OS X Mountain Lion computer?

Review the screenshot, and then answer the question below.

While attempting to reinstall OS X Mountain Lion in Recovery mode, you get the error message shown above. Your Mac is physically connected to an Ethernet
network. Which tool can you use to diagnose the problem further?

Which statement is TRUE of file and folder permissions in the Finder in OS X Mountain Lion?

Which statement about Gatekeeper is TRUE?

You have a Mac OS X v10.6.8 computer that has several user accounts. If you install OS X Mountain Lion without first erasing the target volume, what will happen
to the 10.6.8 operating system and the existing user accounts?

You have a Mac OS X v10.6.8 computer that has several user accounts. If you install OS X Mountain Lion without first erasing the target volume, what will happen
to the 10.6.8 operating system and the existing user accounts?