Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials (2nd Edition)

✍ Scribed by Kevin M. White

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 593
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Purchased for class I am taking. This text is part of exam prep for Apple Certified Support exam. Very good resource.

✦ Table of Contents

Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials, Second Edition......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Getting Started......Page 10
Lesson 1 Installation and Initial Setup......Page 18
About Mac OS X 10.5......Page 19
Installing Mac OS X 10.5......Page 23
Configuring Mac OS X......Page 35
Installation Troubleshooting......Page 58
References......Page 63
Review Quiz......Page 65
Lesson 2 User Accounts......Page 68
Managing User Accounts......Page 69
Account Security......Page 91
References......Page 121
Review Quiz......Page 122
Lesson 3 File Systems......Page 126
Storage, Partitions, and Volumes......Page 127
File Ownership and Permissions......Page 171
File Management via the Command Line......Page 191
References......Page 212
Review Quiz......Page 214
Lesson 4 Data Management and Backup......Page 220
Mac OS X Volume Hierarchy......Page 221
Mac OS X Metadata......Page 232
Archiving and Backup......Page 250
Review Quiz......Page 271
Lesson 5 Applications and Boot Camp......Page 276
Applications and Processes......Page 277
Boot Camp......Page 304
What You’ve Learned......Page 319
References......Page 320
Review Quiz......Page 322
Lesson 6 Network Configuration......Page 326
Fundamental Network Concepts......Page 327
Configuring Mac OS X Networking......Page 338
Network Troubleshooting......Page 388
References......Page 398
Review Quiz......Page 399
Lesson 7 Accessing Network Services......Page 404
Network Services......Page 405
Directory Services......Page 437
References......Page 456
Review Quiz......Page 457
Lesson 8 Providing Network Services......Page 462
Providing Network File Services......Page 463
Providing and Protecting Network Services......Page 479
Troubleshooting Shared Services......Page 496
References......Page 499
Review Quiz......Page 500
Lesson 9 Peripherals and Printing......Page 504
Peripherals......Page 505
Printing and Faxing......Page 526
What You’ve Learned......Page 550
Review Quiz......Page 551
Lesson 10 Startup Process......Page 554
Startup Process Overview......Page 555
Troubleshooting Startup......Page 568
References......Page 574
Review Quiz......Page 576
Appendix: General Apple Troubleshooting......Page 578
Troubleshooting Workflow......Page 579
Quick Fixes......Page 580
Split-Half Search......Page 582
Research Resources......Page 583
A......Page 584
D......Page 585
F......Page 586
L......Page 587
N......Page 588
P......Page 589
R......Page 590
S......Page 591
U......Page 592
Z......Page 593