Computer Support/Other Technologies/macOS and Linux

This lesson covers macOS and Linux (CompTIA: A+ certification).

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for the macOS and Linux portion of A+ certification include:
 * Identify common features and functionality of the Mac OS and Linux operating systems.
 * Best practices
 * Scheduled backups
 * Scheduled disk maintenance
 * System updates/App store
 * Patch management
 * Driver/firmware updates
 * Antivirus/ Antimalware updates
 * Tools
 * Backup/Time Machine
 * Restore/snapshot
 * Image recovery
 * Disk maintenance utilities
 * Shell/Terminal
 * Screen sharing
 * Force Quit
 * Features
 * Multiple desktops/Mission Control
 * Key Chain
 * Spot Light
 * iCloud
 * Gestures
 * Finder
 * Remote Disc
 * Dock
 * Boot Camp
 * Basic Linux commands
 * ls
 * grep
 * cd
 * shutdown
 * pwd vs. passwd
 * mv
 * cp
 * rm
 * chmod
 * chown
 * iwconfig/ifconfig
 * ps
 * su/sudo
 * apt-get
 * vi
 * dd

Readings

 * 1)  macOS
 * 2)  Linux
 * 3)  Backup
 * 4)  Package manager
 * 5)  Mac App Store
 * 6)  macOS
 * 7)  Antivirus Software
 * 8)  Time Machine (macOS)
 * 9)  Snapshot (computer storage)
 * 10)  Terminal emulator
 * 11)  Screen Sharing
 * 12)  Desktop sharing
 * 13)  Remote desktop software
 * 14)  Kill (command)
 * 15)  Virtual desktop
 * 16)  Mission Control (macOS)
 * 17)  Keychain
 * 18)  Keychain (software)
 * 19)  GNOME Keyring
 * 20)  Spotlight (software)
 * 21)  iCloud
 * 22)  Gesture recognition
 * 23)  Finder (software)
 * 24)  Taskbar
 * 25)  Boot Camp (software)
 * 26)  Bash (Unix shell)
 * 27)  ls
 * 28)  grep
 * 29)  cd (command)
 * 30)  shutdown (computing)
 * 31)  pwd
 * 32)  passwd
 * 33)  mv
 * 34)  cp (Unix)
 * 35)  rm (Unix)
 * 36)  chmod
 * 37)  chown
 * 38)  Wireless tools for Linux
 * 39)  ifconfig
 * 40)  ps (Unix)
 * 41)  su (Unix)
 * 42)  sudo
 * 43)  Advanced Packaging Tool (apt-get)
 * 44)  vi
 * 45)  dd (Unix)

Multimedia

 * 1) YouTube: Best Practices for Mac OS - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 2.1
 * 2) YouTube: Best Practices for Linux - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 2.1
 * 3) YouTube: Mac OS Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 2.1
 * 4) YouTube: Linux Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 2.1
 * 5) YouTube: Mac OS Features - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 2.1
 * 6) YouTube: Basic Linux Commands - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 2.1