Lesson 6 - Chapter 1: Introducing macOS Flashcards

1
Q

What’s “Finder”?

A

The File Explorer for macOS

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2
Q

What is macOS’s search tool called?

A

Spotlight

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3
Q

What does macOS have instead of a taskbar like in Windows?

A

a dock

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4
Q

What is a dock?

A

a bar that contains shortcut icons

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5
Q

How do you pin a running app to the dock?

A

Drag it to the left of the separator line (to the left side)

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6
Q

Where do pinned Finder locations appear on the dock?

A

To the far right, after a separator

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7
Q

How do you add an app to the dock?

A

Drag it from the applications folder in Finder

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8
Q

How do you pin files/folders to the dock?

A

Drag them from Finder ot the rightmost section of the dock

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9
Q

2 ways to remove icons from the dock?

A
  1. Drag it off the dock
  2. Right-click/Control-click and choose Options > Remove
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10
Q

How do you shut down an unresponsive app?

A

Control/Right-click icon and choose Force Quit

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11
Q

How do you find the location in Finder where the item is stored from a dock?

A

Command+click it

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12
Q

How do you open a specific file in a pinned app?

A

Drag the file from Finder onto the app’s icon

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13
Q

How do you open an app and hide all other apps?

A

Command+Option+click the app

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14
Q

What are 2 ways to browse available apps?

A
  1. Finder’s application folder
  2. Launchpad app (pinned to dock by default)

(Launchpad similar to “All Apps” on Windows)

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15
Q

What is the Mission Control feature similar to in Windows?

A

Task View feature in Windows

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16
Q

What does the Mission Control feature allow you to do?

A

enables you to have multiple desktops

17
Q

With Mission Control open, how do you switch between desktops? (2)

A

you switch with Control+left arrow and Control+right arrow

(you add a desktop with the + icon)

18
Q

What’s the difference between using Spotlight Search on the desktop and through Finder?
Finder = 1
desktop = 4

A

on Finder = searches files on local PC
on desktop = searches local PC, web, Apple apps, App Store

19
Q

What are 2 ways to access macOS’s utilities?

A
  1. Finder > Applications > Utilities
  2. Command+Shift+U
20
Q

What is the utility Keychain Access?

A

a macOS app that stores passwords and account details (website, e-mail, application)

[it’s like LastPass]

21
Q

What are 2 ways you can access Keychain Access?

A
  1. Finder > Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access
  2. Launchpad
22
Q

How is information for Keychain Access synced?

A

It’s linked to your Apple ID (across devices)

23
Q

What is iCloud? What is it similar to? (2)

A
  1. iCloud is a cloud-based storage system that’s free to Mac users
  2. Similar to OneDrive on Windows
24
Q

How do you access a user’s iCloud storage?

A

Finder > iCloud Drive

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What are gestures?
navigation actions you perform with your fingers (dragging, zooming, pinching, scrolling)
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What is multi-touch used on? (4 examples)
trackpad, touchscreen, electronic whiteboards, Magic Mouse (also non-Apple products)
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What is the multi-touch technology?
accepts input from a variety of touch pressures and gestures (also on non-apple devices)
28
What utility enables you to install Windows on your Mac?
BootCamp
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Is Boot Camp available on all macOS PCs?
No, only Intel CPU PCs (Apple has been moving to proprietary CPU Silicon M.1 and M.2)
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How do you access Boot Camp?
Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant
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What does Remote Disc enable you to do?
enables a Mac w/o an optical drive to use another Mac's optical drive via LAN
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____ manages files and folders
Finder