Apple Updated Apple-Device-Support Exam Questions and Answers by phoenix

 Activities is a feature in Console that allows you to view log messages grouped by the activity they are associated with. This helps you focus on specific log messages and allows for a more complete analysis of your Mac. To view activities in Console, you need to click the Activities button in the toolbar (or use the Touch Bar). If the Activities button is dimmed, you need to click Start in the toolbar first. You can then select an activity to see the log messages for that activity, expand or collapse child activities, and view the details of an activity. References: = View activities in Console on Mac; Apple Device Support Exam Prep Guide, page 11.

Resetting the printing system on a Mac can resolve problems such as print jobs stuck in the queue, connection issues, and incomplete driver setups. This process deletes all printers from your list of printers, deletes information about all completed print jobs, and deletes all printer presets. All printers and scanners must be set up again after completing the reset. To reset the printing system, you need to control-click the printer in the Printers list on the right, then choose Reset Printing System from the shortcut menu. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to reset your entire printing system. References: Reset the printing system on your Mac to solve a problem, HP printers - Reset the printing system (macOS)

 According to the Apple Device Support Reference Materials, one of the basic troubleshooting steps for peripheral devices is to unplug and reconnect the device1. This can force the Mac to reinitialize the connection and reload any device-specific drivers. Other options, such as connecting the peripheral to a USB hub, unplugging other devices on the same bus, or connecting the peripheral to another Mac, may not necessarily reinitialize the connection or reload the drivers, and may introduce other issues or complications. References: 1: Apple Device Support Reference Materials, Section 2.3.1, "Basic Troubleshooting Steps".