Chapter 7 Apple macOS on the Desktop Test Bank Answers

Survey of Operating Systems, 6e (Holcombe)

Chapter 7 Apple macOS on the Desktop

1) What type of OS is Darwin, the core of macOS?

A) Linux

B) Windows

C) UNIX

D) DOS

2) You can quickly launch a program from an icon sitting on this GUI object on the macOS desktop.

A) Apple menu

B) Dock

C) Exposé

D) Finder

3) This is the macOS file manager.

A) Apple menu

B) Dock

C) Exposé

D) Finder

4) This feature of macOS allows you to manage Spaces.

A) Apple menu

B) Dock

C) Mission Control

D) Finder

5) What popular Apple computer (with a GUI OS) was introduced in 1984?

A) Apple I

B) Apple II

C) Lisa

D) Macintosh

6) Check the version of macOS by opening this desktop object and selecting About This Mac.

A) Apple menu

B) Dock

C) Exposé

D) Finder

7) Apple introduced this UNIX-based operating system in 2000.

A) Darwin

B) Mac OS X Server

C) macOS

D) Mavericks

8) What is the product name for macOS version 10.14?

A) Darwin

B) Mojave

C) macOS

D) Mac OS X Server

9) The first time you power on a new Mac this program automatically runs allowing you to personalize your installation of macOS.

A) Exposé

B) Spaces

C) macOS Setup Assistant

D) Spotlight

10) This feature, introduced in macOS 10.11 El Capitan, allows two full-screen apps to share the screen.

A) Launchpad

B) Mission Control

C) Sandboxed

D) Split View

11) From this menu you can shut down your computer, access configuration settings, update software, put your Mac to sleep, restart, log out, access recent items, and learn about your Mac.

A) System Preferences

B) Apple menu

C) macOS Installation DVD

D) The Command key

12) This macOS equivalent of the Windows Control Panel is where you can make many configuration changes to your system.

A) System Preferences

B) Apple menu

C) macOS Installation DVD

D) The Command key

13) Using this feature of macOS, you can have separate sets of open program windows for the desktop. It is a handy way to organize different projects or to keep your personal work separate from your professional work in separate desktops.

A) Exposé

B) Spaces

C) Displays

D) Spotlight

14) Use this Finder view if you need to see information about files and folders at a glance, including date modified, size, and kind of object (folder or type of file).

A) Icon

B) List

C) Column

D) Cover Flow

15) What key combination quickly opens the folder containing files and folders that appear on your macOS Desktop?

A) Command + Shift + H

B) Command + Shift + D

C) Command + Space bar

D) Command + Option + Esc

16) Use this macOS feature to configure automatic system backups to a dedicated drive.

A) Command Prompt

B) Terminal

C) Backup

D) Time Machine

17) What folder is represented by an icon in the Finder Sidebar that resembles a house?

A) Desktop

B) Documents

C) Home

D) Applications

18) The Utilities folder contains handy troubleshooting utilities. What folder contains the Utilities folder?

A) Desktop

B) Documents

C) User's home

D) Applications

19) When you open the General preferences pane, which of the following will quickly return you to the main System Preferences window?

A) Command key

B) Show All button

C) Control key

D) Option key

20) What key combination will quickly open the macOS Spotlight search utility?

A) Shift + Command + H

B) Shift + Command + D

C) Command + Space bar

D) Command + Option + Esc

21) What key combination will cut a selected item?

A) Command + Space bar

B) Command + V

C) Command + X

D) Command + C

22) Where can you configure the macOS Firewall settings?

A) Network preferences

B) Security and Privacy preferences

C) Firewall app in Utilities folder

D) Account preferences

23) What macOS feature encrypts your startup drive?

A) Keychain

B) FileVault

C) Master Password

D) Secure Virtual Memory

24) Which of the following keyboard shortcuts will switch among desktop spaces in macOS?

A) Command + Shift + ?

B) Command + Space bar

C) Ctrl + Right Arrow

D) Command + Option + Esc

25) Turn on this feature so that hackers cannot access the swap file to read confidential data on your macOS computer.

A) Keychain

B) FileVault

C) Master Password

D) Secure Virtual Memory

26) This macOS feature is a secure database of a user's passwords.

A) Keychain

B) FileVault

C) Master Password

D) Secure Virtual Memory

27) The first account you create on a new macOS computer is this type, with the ability to create other accounts and to change all system preference settings and install software.

A) Administrator

B) Standard

C) Root

D) Super user

28) This all-powerful account is disabled by default; Apple has tried to ensure that you should rarely, need to use it.

A) Administrator

B) Standard

C) Root

D) Super user

29) In most cases, this should not be turned on because it bypasses a very important security feature.

A) FileVault

B) Automatic Login

C) Secure Virtual Memory

D) Keychain

30) You have forgotten the password for your account on your MacBook Pro with macOS 10.14. You are locked out of your computer. Which of the following will allow you to reset the password so that you can log on again?

A) System Preferences

B) Apple menu

C) Apple ID and password

D) Command key

31) The Apple II computer was the first personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI).

32) While Microsoft Windows has a menu bar at the top of every open window, macOS has a menu bar at the top of the screen, not attached to a window. It contains the menu for the current (active) window.

33) macOS comes preinstalled on a new Mac, but the first time you start it up, you must provide user preference information (user name, password, and other information) to complete the setup and configuration.

34) The icon on the Dock that appears to be a box filled with gears opens the Utilities folder.

35) Notification Center displays all current status messages, such as email, text messages, and system updates.

36) Mission Control lets you organize your open windows into virtual desktops, saving each grouping as a space.

37) The Keyboard preferences pane includes a list of keyboard shortcuts.

38) Gatekeeper guards against malicious programs from sources such as CDs.

39) If you select the Firewall setting to block all incoming connections, you will not be able to browse the Web because web pages will not be downloaded to your computer.

40) If an item has disappeared from the Finder Sidebar, it will reappear the next time you restart macOS.

41) Describe how to add a program to the Dock.

42) What change did Apple make in their Apple computers that made it possible to dual boot between macOS and Windows?

43) An Account Name is the user name you use when you log in to macOS. When you create a new account, if you do not specify an Account Name, macOS will automatically create one for you. Explain how it does this.

44) You are setting up a Mac for a child and want to protect the child from inappropriate Web sites, limit the hours during which the child may log in, and limit the applications the child can use. How will you do this?

45) Normally, when you wish to both log out and shut your Mac, you select Shut Down from the Apple menu. When this and other actions, such as using the Force Quit tool, fail to work, what action should you take?

46) Explain the statement "Mac OS X Server is no longer a standalone operating system."

47) Identify the macOS search feature and explain "live search."

48) You have opened the Security & Privacy preferences pane, but you cannot access most of the settings, and notice a lock icon on the bottom left corner of the pane. What does the lock indicate and what must you do to make changes in this pane?

49) You are having difficulty connecting to the Internet from home and you called the help desk of your Internet server provider (ISP). They ask for information about your computer's network connection. Where can you find this information in macOS?

50) An application is displaying the "busy" icon for no apparent reason, and when you attempt to quit the application, it does not close. What should you do?