Lesson 6 - Chapter 1: Introducing macOS

Question 1

What’s “Finder”?

Answer 1

The File Explorer for macOS

Question 2

What is macOS’s search tool called?

Answer 2

Spotlight

Question 3

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

Answer 3

a dock

Question 4

What is a dock?

Answer 4

a bar that contains shortcut icons

Question 5

How do you pin a running app to the dock?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Where do pinned Finder locations appear on the dock?

Answer 6

To the far right, after a separator

Question 7

How do you add an app to the dock?

Answer 7

Drag it from the applications folder in Finder

Question 8

How do you pin files/folders to the dock?

Answer 8

Drag them from Finder ot the rightmost section of the dock

Question 9

2 ways to remove icons from the dock?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

How do you shut down an unresponsive app?

Answer 10

Control/Right-click icon and choose Force Quit

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Command+click it

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Drag the file from Finder onto the app’s icon

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Command+Option+click the app

Question 14

What are 2 ways to browse available apps?

Answer 14

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

(Launchpad similar to “All Apps” on Windows)

Question 15

What is the Mission Control feature similar to in Windows?

Answer 15

Task View feature in Windows

Question 16

What does the Mission Control feature allow you to do?

Answer 16

enables you to have multiple desktops

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

(you add a desktop with the + icon)

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What are 2 ways to access macOS’s utilities?

Answer 19

1. Finder > Applications > Utilities
2. Command+Shift+U

Question 20

What is the utility Keychain Access?

Answer 20

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

[it’s like LastPass]

Question 21

What are 2 ways you can access Keychain Access?

Answer 21

1. Finder > Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access
2. Launchpad

Question 22

How is information for Keychain Access synced?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

How do you access a user’s iCloud storage?

Answer 24

Finder > iCloud Drive

Question 25

What are gestures?

Answer 25

navigation actions you perform with your fingers

(dragging, zooming, pinching, scrolling)

Question 26

What is multi-touch used on? (4 examples)

Answer 26

trackpad, touchscreen, electronic whiteboards, Magic Mouse

(also non-Apple products)

Question 27

What is the multi-touch technology?

Answer 27

accepts input from a variety of touch pressures and gestures

(also on non-apple devices)

Question 28

What utility enables you to install Windows on your Mac?

Answer 28

BootCamp

Question 29

Is Boot Camp available on all macOS PCs?

Answer 29

No, only Intel CPU PCs (Apple has been moving to proprietary CPU Silicon M.1 and M.2)

Question 30

How do you access Boot Camp?

Answer 30

Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant

Question 31

What does Remote Disc enable you to do?

Answer 31

enables a Mac w/o an optical drive to use another Mac’s optical drive via LAN

Question 32

____ manages files and folders

Answer 32

Finder