What are the four primary peripheral bus technologies supported by Mac computers that run macOS Mojave?
The four primary peripheral bus technologies supported by macOS Mojave include:
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- FireWire
- Bluetooth wireless
- Thunderbolt
What must occur for a Mac to communicate with a Bluetooth peripheral?
Where is this configured?
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.
What’s a device driver?
What are the three primary types of device drivers?
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:
- Kernel extensions
- Framework plug-ins
- Standalone apps
How does macOS Mojave support third-party devices without needing third-party device drivers?
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.
What can you infer about a connected peripheral if it doesn’t appear in the System Information app?
If a connected peripheral doesn’t appear in System Information, the issue is probably hardware related; troubleshoot accordingly.