Mac 101

This quiz will assess your familiarity with the MAC OS X platform. It is recommended that a score less than 80 would indicate that there is substantial information you will learn in this class. Some questions are weighted more than others.

Please Note: This test is not monitored or recorded. If you wish to use your computer while taking the test it is up to you. This test is designed to give you an understanding of what you would learn in UCSM's Introduction to Apple.

  1. What feature in the operating system are you using when you are searching for a document, moving a document, or creating a folder?

    2. Software Update
    Finder
    System Preferences
    Windows

  2. Which of the following is NOT an option for viewing files in a finder window?

    3. List view
    Column view
    Cover flow
    Finder view

  3. Which of the following is a keyboard shortcut?

    4. Tab
    Shift
    Command C
    System Preferences

  4. Where does a user go if they want to install a new printer?

    5. Finder
    System Preferences
    Control Panel
    Command P

  5. How does a user create a new folder?

    6. Click the drop down menu in a window that looks like a gear.
    Ctrl Click (Right Click) on an empty space in the desktop
    Ctrl Click (Right Click) on an empty space within a finder window.
    All of the Above

  6. To delete a file a user needs to drag the file to the trash and then....

    7. Restart the computer
    Shutdown the computer
    Empty the Trash
    All of the above

  7. How does a user rename a file in Mac OS X?

    8. By clicking on the file name once
    By double clicking on a file
    By saving the file with a different name within the program that created the file.
    A and C

  8. To get information about the size of a file a user would...

    9. Click on the file and press CMD I
    Click on the file and press CMD G
    Click on the file and go to file>Get Info
    A and C

  9. To add an application to the Dock a user would...

    10. Drag the entire application folder to the dock
    Click insert item into dock from the finder
    Locate the actual application and drag it to the dock
    A and C

  10. How would a user of MAC OS X find a shared network?

    11. They would ask their IT person.
    They would click on GO and enter the address of the network
    They would open a new window and look under the shared menu
    B and C

  11. Which of the following is NOT a way to switch between open applications?

    12. Activate Expose and Spaces in system preferences
    Use the dock
    Command Tab
    Navigate to the library

  12. Where would a user find the font folder on a Mac?

    13. System
    Utilities
    System Preferences
    Library

  13. How would a user load a different library into iPhoto?

    14. Download a third-party software application
    Drag new photos to a different library
    Double click on library
    Hold option key when opening iPhoto

  14. What is the best way to burn a CD/DVD of music in iTunes?

    15. Make a folder on the desktop and put songs into it
    Create a playlist
    It is only possible to burn a CD/DVD with third-party software
    A and C

  15. What is bluetooth?

    16. Bluetooth accelerates the communication of a handheld device
    Bluetooth devices only function on the Microsoft Operating System
    Creates a wireless network that can be shared
    Builds a wireless connection between a device and a computer

  16. What is the purpose of disk utility?

    17. To maintain the health of your computer and hard drives
    To confuse people when they lose all their data
    It creates a profile of your computer
    There is no reason to use disk utility

  17. When troubleshooting the connection between your computer and an external monitor or projector, where should you go in system preferences?

    18. Spotlight
    Display
    Monitor
    A and B

  18. How many gigabytes are there in a terabyte?

    19. 100
    1,000
    10,000
    100,000

  19. What is the appropriate cable for importing video footage into iMovie?

    20. Ethernet
    DV to Firewire 400
    DV to Firewire 800
    B and C

  20. What do the following filetypes have in common: jpg, tiff, pdf, png

    21. They are all video files.
    They have the ability to display a picture.
    They are different forms of text.
    They are all different types of color

  21. In general, what does a quicktime file do?

    22. Displays a movie or video
    Displays a picture
    Displays a piece of text
    Displays how much memory is on your computer.

  22. What is the difference between RAM and a hard drive.

    23. RAM is where data is stored and a hard drive is the speed of the computer.
    RAM is where data is stored that's being accessed by a software program and a hard drive is where that data is stored after processing.
    RAM is the speed of the computer and a hard drive stores data in the short term.
    RAM creates a network between two computers and a hard drive is where a computer stores data before it is saved.

  23. What is required to back up your computer through time machine?

    24. A large amount of memory
    A large external hard drive
    About 10 different DVDs
    B and C

  24. To customize a keyboard, mouse, or function key, where would a user go?

    25. Disk utilities
    Applications
    System Preferences
    Administration

Thank you for taking the MAC 101 class. Please print and submit your score to rwilson@ucsanmiguel.org if you passed this test.