Mac OS Tools

Question 1

Time Machine

Answer 1

• Automatic & easy to use
  
  • Familiar finder UI (user interface)
• Data along the right side
  
  • Files in the middle
• Mac OS takes a snapshot if time machine is unavailable
  
  • You can restore form the snapshot

Question 2

Image Recovery

Answer 2

• Build a disk image in Disk Utility
  
  • Creates an Apple Disk Image (.dmg) file
• Mount on any Mac OS X system
  
  • Appears as a normal file system
  • Copy files from the image
• Use the restore feature in Disk Utility
  
  • Restore a disk image to a volume

Question 3

Disk Utility

Answer 3

• Manage disk & images
  
  • Resolves issues
• File system Utilities
  
  • Verify & fix file systems
  • Erase disks
  • Modify partition details
  • Manage RAID arrays
  • Restore a disk image to a volume

-Create convert & resize image = Manage Image Structure

Question 4

Terminal

Answer 4

• Command Line access to Operating System
  
  • Manage OS without graphical interface
• OS access
  
  • Run scripts , manage files
  • Configure OS & Application settings

-Located in the Utility Folder

Question 5

Screen Sharing

Answer 5

• Integrated into operating system
  
  • Can also be viewed with VNC
  • VNC = Virtual Network Computing
• Available device appear in the finder
  
  • Or access by IP address

Question 6

Force Quit

Answer 6

• Stop an application from executing
  
  • Some applications are badly written
• Command-Option-Esc
  
  • List applications to quit
• Hold the option key when right-clicking the app icon in the dock
  
  • Choose ‘Force Quit’