Mac OS Features

Question 1

Mission Control & Spaces

Answer 1

• Quickly view everything that running
  
  • Spread out the desktop into a viewable area
• Spaces
  
  • Multiple desktops
  • Add space inside of mission control

Question 2

Keychain

Answer 2

• Password Management
  
  • Passwords , notes , certificate , etc
• Integrated into the OS
  
  • Utilities / Keychain Access
• Passwords & secure notes are encrypted with 3DES
  
  • Login password is the key

Question 3

Spotlight

Answer 3

• Find files , apps , images , etc
  
  • Similar to Windows search

-Magnifying glass in upper right corner
Or press “command-space”

-Type in anything

• Define search categories in Search Preferences / Spotlight
  
  • Enable / disabled categories / change order

Question 4

iCloud

Answer 4

• Integrated Apple Technologies
  
  • Mac OS , iOS
• Share across system
  
  • Calendars , photos , documents , controls , etc
• Backup iOS devices
  
  • Never lose data again
• Store files in an iCloud Drive
  
  • Similar to GoogleDrive , DropBox

Question 5

Gestures

Answer 5

• You can do more than just point & click
  
  • Extend the capabilities of your trackpad
• Use one , two , three fingers
  
  • Swipe , pinch , click
• Customizations
  
  • Enable / disable

Question 6

Finder

Answer 6

• The central OS file manager
  
  • Compare with Windows Explorer
• File management
  
  • Launch , delete , rename , etc

Integrated access to other devices

 - File servers
 - Remote storage
 - Screen sharing

Question 7

Remote Disk

Answer 7

• Use an optical drive from another computer
  
  • Becomes more important as time goes on
  • Designed for copying files
  • Will not work for Audio CDs or DVDs
• Setup sharing in System Preference
  
  • Sharing Options
  • Appears in the finder
• Utilities available for Windows
  
  • Share a Windows CD or DVD drive

Question 8

Dock

Answer 8

• Fast access to apps
  
  • Quickly launch programs
• View running applications
• Keep folder in the Dock
• Move to different sides of the screen
  
  • Bottom or sides
  • Auto-hide or always display

Question 9

Boot Camp

Answer 9

• Dual-Boot into Windows on a Mac hardware
  
  • Not Virtualization
• Requires Apple device drives
  
  • Running Window natively on Apples Intel CPU
• Everything is managed through the Boot Camp Assistant
  
  • Builds a boot camp partition
  • Installs Windows OS & drivers