Lesson 6 - Chapter 3: Maintaining a Mac

Question 1

What is the macOS equivalent of Windows’s Settings app and Control Panel combined?

Answer 1

System Settings

Question 2

How do you access System Settings (System preferences on older Macs)?

Answer 2

Apple menu > System Settings

Question 3

What does the Advanced button under Displays open?

Answer 3

additional options to move your pointer and keyboard focus to nearby Macs or iPads signed into the same iCloud acct

Question 4

What is FileVault?

Answer 4

Encrypts the data on the disk automatically

Question 5

Where do you go to configure security and privacy settings for each individual app?

Answer 5

System Settings > Privacy & Security

Question 6

How do you know when macOS software needs updating?

Answer 6

It tells you automatically

Question 7

How do you manually check for software updates?

Answer 7

System Settings > General > Software Update

Question 8

What are the 3 best options to protect your data on macOS?

Answer 8

1. Store important files in iCloud storage
2. Store locally but sync folders to iCloud automatically (same as OneDrive)
3. Use Time Machine to create full backups (local snapshots) to external drives or shared network drive

Question 9

What is a local snapshot?

Answer 9

full system backups

(like an image on Windows)

Question 10

How do you sync local data folders to iCloud? 5 steps

Answer 10

1. Apple menu > System Settings > Click username
2. iCloud > iCloud Drive
3. Toggle On or Off
4. “Options” to see apps that use iCloud
5. Toggle “Desktop & Documents” and other apps you want synced

Question 11

What is Time-Machine?

Answer 11

a (nearly) real-time backup utility

Question 12

How often does Time Machine backup your files?

Answer 12

hourly

Question 13

To use Time Machine what do you connect?

Answer 13

an external drive or shared network drive

Question 14

How long does Time Machine keep hourly backups for?

Answer 14

24 hours

Question 15

How long does Time Machine keep daily backups and weekly backups?

Answer 15

daily = one month
weekly = all previous months

(it deletes the oldest when running out of space)

Question 16

How do you enable Time Machine? (4 steps)

Answer 16

1. Connect the external drive or identify the network location
2. Apple menu > System Settings > General > Time Machine
3. Add Backup Disk
4. Select the drive > Set Up Disk

Question 17

What do you use to restore a backup from TimeMachine?

Answer 17

macOS Recovery

Question 18

How do you access macOS’s Recovery utility and restore a failed hard drive? (2)

Answer 18

on boot:
Press and hold Command+R

to restore:
select Restore from Time Machine Backup

Question 19

What is the Mac equivalent of Window’s Disk Management?

Answer 19

Disk Utility

Question 20

Where can you see snapshot backups created with Time Machine?

Answer 20

Disk Utility

Question 21

How do you check a disk for errors?

Answer 21

In Disk Utility, right-click it and select “Run First Aid”

Question 22

How do you unmount a snapshot made with Time Machine?

Answer 22

in Disk Utility, right-click the snapshot and choose Unmount

Question 23

What is the Mac equivalent of Bitlocker on Windows?

Answer 23

FileVault

(full-drive encryption)

Question 24

What does enabling FileVault prevent happening to your data?

Answer 24

prevents it from being accessed by removing the hard disk from your Mac and installing it in a different PC

Question 25

To access data that is FileVault-encrypted, what would you need? (2)

Answer 25

1. Login password
2. Recovery key

(part of FileVault’s setup)

Question 26

How do you check the FileVault status (and enable/disable it)? (3 steps)

Answer 26

1. System Settings > Privacy & Security
2. Scroll to bottom
3. Toggle FileVault on/off

Question 27

What command shuts down an unresponsive app?

Answer 27

Force Quit

Question 28

What utility automatically backs up your files to an external drive?

Answer 28

Time Machine