Computer Operating Class

The finder is the?

file explorer function in Mac OS X

The key with a propeller symbol or open-Apple symbol is?

known as the Command Key

Apple's Mac OS X operating system is primarily based on what?

BSD Unix

The Network system panel would be used to?

Set the IP address for a Macintosh

Darwin is used by Apple to describe the?

open-source BSD Unix Kernel

The sharing system preference could be used to allow another?

Computer on the network to access files on your computer

what does Apple's Mac OS X borrow features from?

from Unix, Windows, and Mac OS 9.

An icon is a what?

Representation of any file or folder

Macintosh computer hardware is the same as what?

Windows-based PC hardware

To perform the equivalent of a right-click in Mac OS X you should?

hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the mouse

The Dock contains icons for?

Applications (programs), Documents (files), and Trash.

The system preference that you would use to set up a default e-mail account for your Mac OS computer is?

Internet preferences

The standard Macintosh mouse is different from that of a Windows-based PC mouse because?

It has only one button

AppleTalk is a protocol that? The network system preference would be used to?

Macintosh computers can use to talk to one another. Set up AppleTalk on Mac OS X.

A menu bar is?

NOT a feature of Mac OS windows

Cluster view is?

NOT a standard Mac OS X Finder Window View

The Internet system preference would be used to?

Set up a default browser and a default home page for your browser.

Macintosh can be described as having three parts or faces they are?

They are Darwin, Classic, and Aqua

In Mac OS X, an alias is similar to what?

a shortcut in Windows

Mac OS X can have several applications running at the same time. To determine which program is "on top" look at the?

menu next to the Apple menu in the menu bar

The Display system preference can adjust the?

resolution, geometry on some monitors, and the arrangement of multiple monitors in relation to each other.

Two keys that differ between a Macintosh keyboard and a windows-based PC keyboard are?

the option and Command button

A Macintosh computer's keyboard is nearly identical to a what?

to a Windows-based PC keyboard

To set up a new user to either log into a Macintosh computer or log into it remotely?

use the Accounts system preference

When you hold the propeller or open-Apple key while typing another letter on a Macintosh computer, the result?

will often be a command to the software to do something