Lesson 6 - Chapter 3: Maintaining a Mac Flashcards
What is the macOS equivalent of Windows’s Settings app and Control Panel combined?
System Settings
How do you access System Settings (System preferences on older Macs)?
Apple menu > System Settings
What does the Advanced button under Displays open?
additional options to move your pointer and keyboard focus to nearby Macs or iPads signed into the same iCloud acct
What is FileVault?
Encrypts the data on the disk automatically
Where do you go to configure security and privacy settings for each individual app?
System Settings > Privacy & Security
How do you know when macOS software needs updating?
It tells you automatically
How do you manually check for software updates?
System Settings > General > Software Update
What are the 3 best options to protect your data on macOS?
- Store important files in iCloud storage
- Store locally but sync folders to iCloud automatically (same as OneDrive)
- Use Time Machine to create full backups (local snapshots) to external drives or shared network drive
What is a local snapshot?
full system backups
(like an image on Windows)
How do you sync local data folders to iCloud? 5 steps
- Apple menu > System Settings > Click username
- iCloud > iCloud Drive
- Toggle On or Off
- “Options” to see apps that use iCloud
- Toggle “Desktop & Documents” and other apps you want synced
What is Time-Machine?
a (nearly) real-time backup utility
How often does Time Machine backup your files?
hourly
To use Time Machine what do you connect?
an external drive or shared network drive
How long does Time Machine keep hourly backups for?
24 hours
How long does Time Machine keep daily backups and weekly backups?
daily = one month
weekly = all previous months
(it deletes the oldest when running out of space)
How do you enable Time Machine? (4 steps)
- Connect the external drive or identify the network location
- Apple menu > System Settings > General > Time Machine
- Add Backup Disk
- Select the drive > Set Up Disk
What do you use to restore a backup from TimeMachine?
macOS Recovery
How do you access macOS’s Recovery utility and restore a failed hard drive? (2)
on boot:
Press and hold Command+R
to restore:
select Restore from Time Machine Backup
What is the Mac equivalent of Window’s Disk Management?
Disk Utility
Where can you see snapshot backups created with Time Machine?
Disk Utility
How do you check a disk for errors?
In Disk Utility, right-click it and select “Run First Aid”
How do you unmount a snapshot made with Time Machine?
in Disk Utility, right-click the snapshot and choose Unmount
What is the Mac equivalent of Bitlocker on Windows?
FileVault
(full-drive encryption)
What does enabling FileVault prevent happening to your data?
prevents it from being accessed by removing the hard disk from your Mac and installing it in a different PC
To access data that is FileVault-encrypted, what would you need? (2)
- Login password
- Recovery key
(part of FileVault’s setup)
How do you check the FileVault status (and enable/disable it)? (3 steps)
- System Settings > Privacy & Security
- Scroll to bottom
- Toggle FileVault on/off
What command shuts down an unresponsive app?
Force Quit
What utility automatically backs up your files to an external drive?
Time Machine