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What are the four primary peripheral bus technologies
supported by Mac computers running OS X? |
The four primary peripheral bus technologies supported by
OS X are: • Universal Serial Bus (USB) • FireWire • Thunderbolt, • Bluetooth wireless |
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Which action must take place in order for a Mac to
communicate with a Bluetooth peripheral? Where can this be configured? |
Bluetooth devices must be paired to each other for
communication to occur. Bluetooth preferences in the System Preference application is responsible for pairing your Mac with Bluetooth peripherals. You can quickly open Bluetooth preferences from the Bluetooth status menu. |
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What’s a device driver? Which three primary types of device
drivers are there? |
A device driver is software specially designed to facilitate the
communication between OS X and a peripheral. Device drivers can be kernel extensions, framework plug-ins, or standalone applications. |
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How does OS X support third-party devices without needing
third-party device drivers? |
OS X uses built-in generic drivers based on each device class.
For example, there are generic drivers for scanners and printers that can be used instead of official third-party drivers. |
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What can you infer about a connected peripheral if it doesn’t
appear in the System Information application? |
If a connected peripheral doesn’t appear in System
Information, the issue is likely to be hardware related. Troubleshoot accordingly. |
