# Lab OS-8: macOS Tools and Feature Recognition

Domain:
- 1.0 Operating Systems

Works on:
- macOS, when available
- Windows/Linux comparison practice when a Mac is unavailable

## Goal

Identify macOS tools and map them to familiar Windows/Linux concepts.

## macOS Steps

Open or inspect:
- Finder
- System Settings
- Spotlight
- Disk Utility
- Terminal
- Time Machine settings
- FileVault settings
- Privacy settings

Run in Terminal:

```bash
sw_vers
whoami
uname -a
ls /Applications
ls /Users
diskutil list
tmutil status
fdesetup status
```

Record:
- macOS version:
- Current user:
- Kernel/architecture:
- One app in `/Applications`:
- FileVault status:
- Time Machine status:
- Main disk/volume:
- Where camera/microphone permissions are controlled:

## Windows/Linux Comparison Steps

Record the closest equivalent:
- Finder:
- System Settings:
- Terminal:
- Disk Utility:
- Time Machine:
- FileVault:
- Spotlight:
- Keychain:

## What You Should Learn

- Finder is the macOS file manager.
- Time Machine is macOS backup.
- FileVault is macOS full disk encryption.
- Keychain stores passwords, certificates, and keys.
- Spotlight is macOS search.
- Disk Utility manages disks and images.