Operating System Artifact Analysis Questions

This topic covers deep knowledge of operating system specific forensic artifacts across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Candidates should be able to identify and interpret artifacts such as registry keys, event logs, master file table entries, prefetch and link files, file system timestamps, unified logs, fsevents, audit logs, shell histories, scheduled tasks and crontabs, and common persistence mechanisms. Assessment includes building timelines, correlating user and system activity with network and application logs, and explaining platform specific acquisition and analysis trade offs.