Applications and Processes Flashcards
What are the requirements for purchasing applications via the Mac App Store? (3 things)
OS X 10.6.6 or later
Apple ID
Internet connection
In the Mac App Store, how can you verify which Apple ID is being used for purchases?
Select Store from the menu bar. Further details by selecting View My Account in the same menu.
What are the 4 primary application environments supported by OS X? Which ones require an additional download and installation?
Native OS X applications created by Cocoa
UNIX applications accessed via Terminal
Java applications
X Window System applications that run inside UNIX windowing environment
What are the advantages of application sandboxing?
The are only allowed access to specific items. Otherwise they are completely cut off from the rest of the system so they can’t cause harm.
What are the advantages of code signing?
It allows the system to verify the authenticity and integrity of the application or process and it’s resources.
Which items fall under the file quarantine system?
Any item downloaded using one of the built-in OS X applications will be marked for quarantine. Third-party applications may not mark downloaded items for quarantine.
What 3 security options does the Gatekeeper system allow? Which option is the OS X default?
Mac App Store applications only
Mac App Store and identified developer applications only (Default)
Any application regardless of origin
What are the 2 primary traditional installation methods in OS X?
Drag-and-drop installation
Installation package
What 3 methods can be used to uninstall applications?
Open launchpad, hold down the Option key and click the “X” button.
Drag the primary application to the Trash and empty it.
Use a custom-built uninstaller package
In OS X, what’s used to identify the type of application that should open when you double-click a document?
The filename extension. (Launch services maintains a database of installed applications and which document types they’re capable of opening)
How do you engage Quick Look?
Which applications support it? (4 things)
By pressing the Space bar when a document is selected.
Finder, Time Machine, Mail, and most open and save browser dialogs
How is Quick Look able to preview so many file types?
Via plug-ins that live in any Quick Look folder in any Library folder on OS X
What’s Auto Save? How can you identify an application that supports Auto Save?
Auto Save allows compatible OS X applications to automatically save changes to users’ documents.
Applications that support Auto Save feature a Duplicate function in the File menu as opposed to a default Save Us function.
How deep is version history of a file when shared via email?
They don’t retain any version history
Which applications can manage document locking? (2 things)
Any application that supports Auto Save and the Finder
What interface is the default location for managing documents in iCloud?
Whatever application was used to create the document
Where can you adjust application Auto Save and Resume options? (2 things)
The “Reopen windows when logging back in” from the logout verification dialog.
General preferences
What’s protected memory? What’s 64-bit memory addressing?
It keeps applications from interfering with one another by segregating their memory usage using protected memory.
64-bit memory allows processes to access more than 4 GB of memory.
Why would you want to open an application in 32-bit mode?
To support older 32-bit plug-ins or application resources
How can you identify which applications are installed on your Mac?
System Information application
Which application is used to examine open applications on OS X?
Activity Monitor
What steps should you use when troubleshooting application issues? (7 things)
Restart the application Trying another known working document Trying another user account Checking log files Deleting cache files Replacing preference files Replacing application resources
What 3 ways can you forcibly quit an application from the graphical interface?
Force Quit Application in Apple menu
Dock application shortcut menu by right-clicking on the icon
Activity Monitor
What does the diagnostic reporting feature do?
Automatically creates a diagnostic report log any time an application crashes or hangs. The log can be viewed immediately, reported to Apple, or viewed later.
Where are application preferences stored?
In the user’s Library folding in ~/Library/Preferences folder.
Sandboxed applications are in ~/Library/Containers//Data/Library/Preferences
What file format is often used for preference files? How can you view the content of this file type?
XML formatted files that use “.plist” extension
They can be viewed using Quick Look, or Xcode
What assistive technology features are available in OS X? What system preference enables these features?
Assist with seeing, hearing, or using the keyboard, mouse, trackpad. Available from Accessibility preferences
Where are Dashboard widgets installed when you double-click them? What process or processes are responsible for Dashboard widgets? (2 things)
~/Library/Widgets
launched and Dashboard processes
