macOS Tools( Comptia Objective 1.9)

Question 1

What can be used to automatically restore lost files and information inside of macOS?

Answer 1

• Time Machine backups
• Automatic and easy to use
• Familiar Finder UI
• Dates are provided along the right side of the screen and files in the middle. So you can choose to go back in time to when that backup was made
• • Note if you’re away from your backup drive macOS will take snapshots if time machine storage isn’t available and then you can restore from this snapshot.

Question 2

Like Windows macOS also provides functionality for Disk imaging by way of?

Answer 2

• “Disk Utility”
• Allows you to build a disk image and create a Apple Disk Image( .dmg) file and then can be Mounted on any macOS System.
• Appears as a normal file system
• Copies files from the image
• You can also use the Restore Feature inside of Disk Utility to restore a disk image to a volume

Question 3

What can be used to manage Disks and images on your system?

Answer 3

• Disk Utility
• Manage disks and images and resolve issues
• Provides system utilities allowing you to verify and repair file systems, modify partition details and add new ones and also erase disks.
• Can also be used to create, convert and restore images as well as manage disk images.

Question 4

Like Windows command prompt macOS also has similar functionality using what?

Answer 4

• Terminal
• Command line access to the operating system
• Allows you to manage the OS without a graphical interface.

Question 5

What types of things can be managed inside of Apples Terminal?

Answer 5

• Can be used to run scripts, manage files

- Configure OS and application settings

Question 6

Similar to Windows Remote Desktop Protocol macOS has similar functionality using what?

Answer 6

• ” Screen Sharing”
• Integrated into the OS using Finder
• Can also be viewed with VNC( Virtual Network Computing) for third party devices
• Available devices appear in the Finder( Or accessed by IP address or name)

Question 7

If an application inside of macOS isn’t responding or is slowing down the system similar to Windows Task Manager you could use something called?

Answer 7

• Force Quit
• Stops an application from executing( Some applications are badly written)
• Force Quit can be accessed by pressing “ Command-Option-Escape”
• Just like the Task Manager inside of windows if an application becomes unresponsive you can simply click on it and then hit the “ Force Quit” button to close it down/ Alternatively you can hold down the Option key when right clicking the app icon in the dock and choose Force Quit.