A+ Practice Questions - 1.5.5

Mission Control is a desktop and windows management utility that is used to access several Mac OS features. Which of the following are Mac features accessed through Mission Control? (Select three). - Multiple Desktops - Secure Notes - Dashboard - System Preferences - Spotlight - Boot Camp - All Windows

1). Multiple Desktops 2). All Windows 3). Dashboard Explanation Mission Control is a desktop and windows management utility that is used to access several Mac OS features: Multiple Desktops: At the top of Mission Control is the Multiple Desktops feature that is used to manage and navigate between multiple desktops. All Windows: When activated, Mission Control tiles all application windows on the screen and groups multiple windows from the same application together. Dashboard: From Mission Control, the Dashboard can be accessed, which contains Mac OS widgets.

When assisting users, a technician often uses the Mac OS Force Quit functions and the Linux kill command. Which of the following situations would require their use? - A runaway application does not respond to user input. - The OS needs to be rebooted. - A remote desktop connection needs to be closed. - A user accidentally sends a large job to a printer.

A runaway application does not respond to user input. Explanation - The Mac OS Force Quite functions and the Linux kill command can be used to stop a runaway application if it does not respond to user input. - Force Quit and kill are not used to cancel a print job, nor when the OS needs to be rebooted, nor to close a remote desktop connection.

A technician is tasked with installing the Windows OS on a Mac OS computer so that the computer can boot to either the Mac OS or the Windows OS. Which Mac OS feature should the technician use to complete the task? - Boot Camp - Finder - Key Chain - Disk Utility

Boot Camp Explanation - Boot Camp is a Mac OS utility that allows you to install the Windows OS on a Mac OS computer so that the computer can boot to either operating system. - Key Chain is the Mac OS password management system - The Mac OS Disk Utility application is used to verify and repair a hard disk. - The Mac OS Finder feature uses windows and icons to show the contents of a Mac computer

You're working on a Mac computer that has an issue with a non-responsive application. You need to stop the application using the Force Quit feature. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts can be used to access the Force Quit feature? - Command + Spacebar - Command + Option + Esc - Command + Q - Command + Esc

Command + Option + Esc Explanation Force Quit can be accessed from the Apple menu or the keyboard shortcut Command + Option + Esc. Force Quit is used to stop non-responsive processes and applications. It can also be used to restart the Finder service.

Which of the following Mac features is used to launch apps, switch between running apps, access the Trash, and access specific folders? - Mission Control - Terminal - Spotlight - Dock

Dock Explanation - The dock is the main taskbar is Mac OS. - Terminal is Mac OS's CLI utility. It is extremely similar to the terminal used in Linux systems. Spotlight is an indexing utility that can perform systemwide searches to locate folders, files, apps, and internet results that contain the specified search phrase. Mission Control is a desktop and Windows management utility used to access several Mac OS features.

You can use these finger motions to perform specific functions on a Mac OS system: • Right-click: Tap with two fingers to right-click • Smart zoom: Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in on a web page, image, or document (double-tap again to zoom out) • Scroll: Slide up or down using two fingers to scroll up or down • Zoom: Spread two fingers apart to zoom in. Bring fingers back together to zoom out • Page navigation: Slide two fingers left or right to navigate between pages in a document • Mission Control: Slide four fingers straight up to open Mission Control • All apps: Slide four fingers straight down to display all windows of the active app What is the name of the Mac feature that makes these finger motions available?

Gestures Explanation Gestures is the name of the Mac feature that makes these finger motions available to perform specific functions on a Mac OS system.

A Mac OS user has forgotten the location of an important spreadsheet document. Which Mac OS feature could be used to find the spreadsheet? - Mission Control - Spotlight - Key Chain - Remote Disk

Spotlight Explanation - Spotlight is a Mac OS utility that can find apps, documents, and other files on a Mac computer. - Mission Control is a Mac OS tool that shows every open application in every virtual window (desktop) on a Mac computer - Key Chain is the Mac OS password management system. - Remote Disk is a utility that allows a Mac computer to access another computers optical drive over the network.

Match Mac key labels with corresponding Mac key descriptions. DRAG/DROP

alt/option = Used for application and navigation shortcuts. ie. - Option + Right/Left Arrow navigates b/ words in a text document. fn = Typically only found on Apple notebooks and is used to access the F1-F12 keys on the keyboard. command = The primary modifier key on Apple systems, used like the Ctrl key on a Windows system. control = Primarily used for text documentation navigation. ie. - Control + H deletes the character to the left of the cursor