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Mac OS X Yosemite New Features Flashcards

1
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Yosemite is the ______ _______ of Mac OS 10, which is the Mac operating system.

A

new version

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What are some significant changed to OS 10 you should get familiar with if you’re planning to upgrade?

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  • Core system tools like Notification Center and Spotlight have been updated.
  • New features that Apple calls Continuity.
    • This is a set of features that makes it much easier to share information between a Mac computer and an iPhone or iPad.
  • Changes to some bundled applications.
  • The sleek new minimal interface in Safari
  • How to add annotations and signatures to e-mail attachments and mail.
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What is the new features that Apple calls Continuity?

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This is a set of features that makes it much easier to share information between a Mac computer and an iPhone or iPad.

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What is the new interface design?

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  • Flat, clean, colorful.
  • Different icons
  • New fonts in menus
  • Easier to read
  • Transparency effects: see through panel to desktop
  • Transparent view on websites on Safari on interface
  • Dock shines through on background
  • More pleasing to look at
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5
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Why do artists prefer to look at dark interface?

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So their eyes wont get fatigued if they stare at images for too long

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6
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How can you change your interface from transparent to dark?

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Go to system preferences / general / use dark menu bar and dock

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How can you make the window ‘full screen’ in Safari?

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Click on the green button on the left

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What does mission control do?

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You can swipe between different space

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How can you toggle in/out of full screen using your applications like iTunes?

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You hit the ‘green’ button on or off

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You can ____ between space you have in mission control

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swipe

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What are the NEW capabilities of spotlight?

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You can search for files on your computer AND search the web

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Where can you find the “SPOTLIGHT” icon?

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Top right corner is a magnifying glass

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What is the keyboard shortcut to open up Spotlight Search?

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cmd + space bar

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What did they use Spotlight before you were able to search on the web?

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You would use it to search and locate apps like CALCULATOR.

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15
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What is iCloud?

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iCloud is free suite of online services offered by Apple, which you can use to keep information synchronized across multiple computers and iOS devices. It integrates very smoothly with OS X Yosemite.

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iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, iCloud has upgraded to include iCloud Drive, which is a much more robust file storage system.

Why is it a more robust system?

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The big difference here is that you have the option to browse through folders, create new folders and organize your files just like you’re working on an external hard drive.

Basically you are connected to some type of iCloud system where you can store your files.

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How do you find iCloud?

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You login under preferences / icloud

Icloud should appear on favorites panel

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What is refered to as ‘app libraries’

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Inside iCloud drive you have default apps: Numbers, QuickTime Player, Keynote and Pages which are refered to as ‘app libraries’

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What is ‘app libraries’

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You can store specific files in specific folders inside iCloud drive like Numbers app, QuickTime Player, Keynote and Pages

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20
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Which shortcut key duplicates files?

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OPT + DRAG

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21
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Where does the apps live?

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Launchpad on desktop

22
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What do you use Handoff for?

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  1. The idea is that you’ll be working on both your iPhone and your computer throughout the day reading websites, composing email messages, receiving phone calls.
  2. Handoff gives you the ability to start a task on one device and pick up right where you left off on another device.
  3. You can start composing an email on your iPad, but pick up and finish that same email message on your computer.
  4. Handoff works with a lot of tasks.
23
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What would you need to have HANDOFF work?

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You need a device with iOS 8

You need a computer with Yosemite

You need an iCloud account

24
Q

You are browsing a website but you need to leave the house. You want to pick up where you left off at work.

What new feature can you use on iPhone or computer?

A

Handoff works with iOS8 iPhone and Yosemite features on MAC. You can pick up where you left off searching the web, writing emails or locating an address on a map

25
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What is “AirDrop”

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AirDrop let’s you quickly send files from one computer to another without using Email attachments or setting up complicated networking configurations.

26
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What do you need for “Airdrop” to work?

A

Now, for this to work, of course, you’ll need Yosemite or newer on your computer and you’ll need iOS 8 or newer on your iPad and iPhone.

27
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How can you activate AIRDROP?

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Go to Finder / Finder Preferences / AirDrop

It should appear on the favorites panel in your Finder window

28
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What does “allow me to be discovered by contacts” do inside Airdrop?

A

It allows for other people to see your computer in your contacts

29
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Where can you find AIRDROP on your iPhone?

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Swipe up and you can see it.

You can make yourself discoverable to everyone or only your contacts

30
Q

What app is capable of opening up a WORD document on your iPhone devices?

A

Pages

31
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What does it mean when you using an instant hotspot on an iPhone?

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You are able to use your iPhone to create a Wi-Fi network, then you can connect your computer to that Wi-Fi network and access the Internet which is facilitated to the iPhone’s cellular connection

32
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How can you enable an instant hostpot on your iOS 8 device with Yosemite?

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  1. You need to have bluetooth enabled, both computer and iPhone
    • System Preferences / Computer / Bluetooth / Turn On
  2. You need to be logged into iCloud for both computer and iPhone
  3. Bluetooth LE standard for both computer and iPhone
    • System menu / about this MAC / System report / Bluetooth
  4. Enable Personal Hotspot on iPhone
    • Enabled by cellular phone provider
33
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You want to enable your bluetooth on your computer.

But you want to ensure you have Bluetooth LE.

How will you know?

A

Go to system information / Bluetooth /

Bluetooth Low Energy Supported (YES)

34
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You have set up your ‘personal hotspot’ with cellphone provider and you are logged into iCloud. You want to connect to your phone with your computer.

How can you turn it on on your computer?

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Go to iPhone info under wireless network icon

35
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How do you turn off your iPhone’s personal hot spot wi-fi connection on your computer?

A

You go to wireless icon / Disconnect from iPhone

36
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What are some new features using Mail with OS X?

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  • You’re now able to add notations and signatures to photos and PDFs when you attach them to e-mails using Markup.
  • You can also send very large files as attachments using Mail Drop.
37
Q

What is the name of a photo editing app in Mac?

A

Apperture

38
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Where is markup in Mail?

A

Once you drag a photo into new mail window you will get a drop down icon on right top corner.

39
Q

What is a fast and efficient way to sign PDF in your mail, after you attached the file?

A

You can right click / Markup / Draw on trackpad

OR

Take a photo from your camera / capture signature

40
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What allows you to drop very big files into email?

A

Mail Drop

41
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When can you use Mail Drop?

A

Only when you use your iCloud account in Mail

42
Q

What is new with thew new Safari?

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  • It looks very much like an iPad
  • Top site view of your apps
  • Doesn’t have a saved homepage
43
Q

What lives on the left sidebar of Safari?

A

Your favorites, reading list and shared links

44
Q

How do you make a new bookmark in Safari?

A

Click icon and drag to navigation bar

45
Q

How can you get a quick glance at all the tabs you currently have open in Safari?

A

You click on the right top icon of pages to show all pages as apps on page

46
Q

You are opening a bunch of pages by right click / new tab option. How can you view the pages in stacks from bird’s eye view?

A

Click pages icon at top right so you can view the stacks that are grouped together

47
Q

What is private browsing?

A

Private browsing is when you want to visit a website but you don’t want Safari to record your history or cookies

48
Q

How can you access private browsing?

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You go to File / New Private Window

49
Q

You are an app developer and you need to record how to use the app. What can you do to film your video?

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  1. Connect to iOS device, iPhone
  2. Connect through Lightning USB port
  3. It is only going through a wired connection
  4. Prevent iPods, iPhones automatically syncing
  5. Launchpad/quick search/ Quick time Player
  6. File / New Movie Recording /
  7. Recording option / iPhone / Microphone or iPhone audio
  8. Record / do something on iPhone
  9. Demonstrate how to do something
  10. Save iCloud drive
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