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GIAC iOS and macOS Examiner

Domain 3Objective 1

Apple Application Analysis GIME Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Application and Data Analysis domain, which makes up ~27% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~14–22 in this domain), expect 5–7 from this objective — we provide 47 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–20

  1. 16application · medium

    You are analyzing a device to determine if a user visited a specific city and used a navigation app during the trip. Which data source would provide the most direct evidence of the navigation activity?

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  2. 17expert · hard

    In a corporate investigation, you have a macOS device and an iPhone. The employee is suspected of leaking a client list. The macOS device has a Notes database with a note containing client names, and the iPhone has a Contacts database with the same names. Screen Time data on the iPhone shows the Notes app was used heavily during off-hours. You need to determine if the note was created on the macOS device and then synced to the iPhone. Which approach would best establish the timeline?

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  3. 18application · medium

    You are investigating whether a child used a prohibited app during school hours. The iPhone has Screen Time enabled, but the child also has an Apple Watch. Which data source would provide the most reliable evidence of app usage during those hours?

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  4. 19application · medium

    During a forensic examination of a macOS device, you locate the Contacts app's SQLite database and need to extract all contact entries, including those linked to a Notes app mention and a Maps search for the contact's address. Which approach correctly retrieves the data while preserving the original database for evidence?

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  5. 20application · medium

    You are analyzing a macOS Photos library to determine when a specific photo was taken and whether it was edited. Which combination of data will give you the most accurate answer?

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