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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:

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.