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Page%1%of%5%–%Lab%9:%Mac%OS% % MIR355%% Lab%9E%1.5%%of%final%mark% Mac%OS% Student%First%Name:% Student%Last%Name:% Student%Number:% Lab$Rules:$ In%order%to%receive%a%MIR%computer%you%must%present%your%student%ID%to%the%instructor.%Failure%to%do%so% will%result%in%a%lab%mark%of%zero.% No%drink%or%food%is%allowed%in%the%lab.%% $ Lab$Objectives:$$ Part$A:$Install$Mac$OS$in$a$virtual$environment$ Part$B:$Familiarize$yourself$with$the$Mac$Operating$System$$ Part$C:$Install$various$Software$and$Hardware$$

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Part$A:$Virtualizing$Mac$OS$$I$8$Marks$ 1.! 2.! 3.! 4.! 5.! 6.! 7.!

Go%to%https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads%and%download/install%Virtual%Box.$ Ask%your%professor%for%the%virtual%machine%USB%Key.$ Copy%the%Mac%OSX%image%file%onto%your%desktop.$ Open%virtual%box%and%under%the%file%menu,%select%import%appliance.$ Select%the%file%you%copied%onto%the%desktop%and%then%hit%“next”.$ Leave%the%settings%unchanged%and%hit%“import”.$ While%it%is%importing,%open%a%browser%and%go%to%http://www.apple.com/ca/mac/compare/$ a.! What%is%the%price%range%of%each%model?%%(Lowest%to%highest)$ b.! What%types%of%processors%you%can%get%for%each%of%them?%(Lowest%to%highest)$

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$ 8.! When%the%virtual%appliance%is%done%importing,%click%on%it%and%hit%“start”.$ 9.! The%username%is%MIR355%and%the%password%is%mir355,%log%in%when%you%get%the%prompt.$ $ Professor$Signature$________________________________________________%

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Part$B:$Using$Mac$OS$:$12$Marks$ 1.! Click%on%the%apple%icon%on%the%top%left,%then%hit%“system%report”.$ 2.! Fill%out%the%information%in%this%table:$ Components$

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Page%3%of%5%–%Lab%9:%Mac%OS% % b.! Change%the%screensaver%so%the%start%time%is%“never”.% c.! Change%security%settings%so%that%a%password%is%required%immediately%after%sleep%or% screen%saver.% d.! In%“users%and%groups”%add%the%calculator%to%your%log%in%items.% e.! Under%“mouse”%change%the%scroll%direction%to%“reverse”%by%unchecking%the%“Natural”% checkbox.% % 4.! 5.! 6.! 7.!

Open%iTunes%by%clicking%on% %in%the%toolbar.% When%prompted%to%update,%select%“Don’t%Download”% Now%close%the%iTunes%session%by%hitting%the%red%X%at%the%top%left%of%the%window.% This%is%another%difference%between%Windows%and%Mac.%%When%you%click%the%red%X,%it%just%closes% the%window,%but%iTunes%is%still%running.%%Do%you%see%the%little%dot%under%the%iTunes%icon?%%This% means%it’s%still%open.%

% 8.! You%can%close%the%actual%program%a%few%ways:% a.! CtrlEclick%on%the%iTunes%icon%and%select%“quit”% b.! In%the%toolbar%at%the%top,%you%can%click%the%“iTunes”%button%and%select%“Quit%iTunes”.% c.! You%can%use%the%hotEkey%CommandEQ.%%(Because%we%are%virtualizing,%we%would%use% Windows%KeyEQ)% 9.! Click%on%the%desktop%so%you%have%the%finder%menu%on%the%top%of%your%screen.% 10.!Select%“Go”%and%then%“Utilities”.% 11.!Open%Activity%Monitor%and%notice%how%it%is%similar%to%Windows%Task%Manager.%%Record%3% programs%and%their%usage%of%CPU%and%Memory:% Program$

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% 12.!In%the%Activity%Monitor%window,%find%the%open%task%called%“Activity%Monitor”%and%close%it% manually%(by%clicking%the%X%on%the%top%right%of%the%window).%%Note%how%this%is%the%same%as%Task% Manager%in%Windows%and%how%you%can%manually%terminate%applications.% % Professor$Signature$________________________________________________%

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Part$C:$Software$and$Hardware$Installation:$30$Marks% 1.! Go%to%mozilla.org%and%download%Firefox%for%Mac.%

2.! When%you%run%the%dmg%file,%did%you%notice%that%it%loads%up%as%a%mounted%image?%% % 3.! This%is%how%Mac%software%typically%gets%installed.%%After%opening%the%file,%you%should%see%a% window%that%looks%like%this:%

% 4.! Drag%and%drop%the%Firefox%App%into%the%Applications%folder%and%your%install%will%be%complete.% 5.! Close%the%window%and%now%you’ll%need%to%“unmount”%the%image.%%This%can%be%done%a%few% different%ways:% a.! Drag%and%drop%the%Firefox%mounted%image%from%your%desktop%into%the%recycle%bin.% b.! CtrlEClick%the%image%and%select%“eject”% c.! In%a%finder%window,%on%the%left%hand%side,%click%the%eject%button%beside%the%image.% 6.! Now%access%your%applications%folder%and%run%Firefox.% 7.! What%is%the%security%message%that%came%up%when%you%did%this?% % 8.! Finally,%we%will%uninstall%the%program%by%dragging%it%from%the%applications%folder%to%the%trash% bin.% 9.! Now%use%google%to%find%and%install%the%following%programs:% a.! VLC% b.! Alfred% c.! IStatmenus% % 10.!In%the%following%chart,%list%what%each%program%does%and%test%them%out.% Name$ Alfred% VLC% IStatmenus%

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Page%5%of%5%–%Lab%9:%Mac%OS% % 11.!Grab%a%webcam%from%your%professor%and%plug%it%in.%%Because%we%are%virtualizing%our%machine,% you%need%to%manually%add%it%to%your%VirtualBox%session.% 12.!At%the%bottom%of%your%Virtual%Machine,%click%the%USB%icon%and%then%select%the%webcam%from% the%dropdown%list.%

$ 13.!Now%that%the%webcam%has%been%added%to%the%mac,%open%Facetime%to%verify%it%works.%% $ Professor$Signature$________________________________________________

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