All Apple software updates are handled via the Mac App Store.

The Activity Monitor application is used to monitor open processes and applications.

The Traceroute tab of Network Utility allows you to verify the connection hops between your Mac and a remote host.

A Safe Boot is initiated by holding down the Shift key during system startup

The network service order list is used to determine the primary network service interface if there is more than one active service. All network traffic that isn ' t better handled via local connection to an active network service interface is sent to the primary network service interface. So in most cases all WAN traffic, Internet traffic, and DNS resolution is sent through the primary network service interface.

The Apple print drivers are the best source for configuring OS X printers. One method is to let the software update system automatically download and install the appropriate printer drivers. Or you can manually download and install printer drivers from the Apple support website.

The master password is used to reset local account passwords.

The Activity Monitor application is used to monitor open processes and applications.

When a user changes his own account password, the system will keep his login keychain password in sync.

The Archive option in the Finder creates compressed zip archive files.

The master password is used to reset local account passwords.

Time Machine starts with a full copy of the file system to the backup disk. Then it maintains a list of changes to the file system, and every hour copies only the changes to the backup disk. In the backup, it creates a simulation of the full file system using hard links for files that haven ' t changed.

The OS X Mavericks installer can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for free.

The Messages application allows for on-demand screen sharing that can be used even when the system screen sharing service isn ' t enabled.

The Font Book application shows a small dot next to the name of any font that has duplicate resources.

The four methods used to eject a volume or disk from the Finder are:

• Drag the disk icon to the Trash in the Dock.

• Press and hold the Eject key for a few moments to unmount and eject optical media.

• Select the volume you want to eject and choose Eject from the File menu.

• In the Finder sidebar, click the small Eject button next to the volume you want to unmount and eject.

You can identify all the MAC addresses for the Mac computer ' s network interfaces from the Info pane of Network Utility.

The firmware initializes the Mac computer ' s hardware and locates the booter file on a system volume. The Power-On

Self-Test (POST) checks for basic hardware functionality when the Mac powers on.

The network service order list is used to determine the primary network service interface if there is more than one active service. All network traffic that isn ' t better handled via local connection to an active network service interface is sent to the primary network service interface. So in most cases all WAN traffic, Internet traffic, and DNS resolution is sent through the primary network service interface.

Time Machine can back up to any Mac OS Extended volume or network shares hosted from Time Capsule or OS X Server.