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1
Q

What are the four primary peripheral bus technologies supported by Mac computers that run macOS Mojave?

A

The four primary peripheral bus technologies supported by macOS Mojave include:

  1. Universal Serial Bus (USB)
  2. FireWire
  3. Bluetooth wireless
  4. Thunderbolt
2
Q

What must occur for a Mac to communicate with a Bluetooth peripheral?

Where is this configured?

A

Bluetooth devices must be paired for communication to occur.

Bluetooth preferences in the System Preference app are responsible for pairing a Mac with Bluetooth peripherals.

You can quickly open Bluetooth preferences from the Bluetooth status menu.

3
Q

What’s a device driver?

What are the three primary types of device drivers?

A

A device driver is software specially designed to facilitate the communication between macOS Mojave and a peripheral.

The three primary types of device drivers include:

  1. Kernel extensions
  2. Framework plug-ins
  3. Standalone apps
4
Q

How does macOS Mojave support third-party devices without needing third-party device drivers?

A

macOS Mojave uses built-in generic drivers based on each device class.

For example, generic drivers for scanners and printers can be used instead of official third-party drivers.

5
Q

What can you infer about a connected peripheral if it doesn’t appear in the System Information app?

A

If a connected peripheral doesn’t appear in System Information, the issue is probably hardware related; troubleshoot accordingly.