Transcript Literacy and Learning

APPLE
Macintosh
BY
Mohammad Al-Saif
201200410
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System Requirement
Processor
Utility features of the operating system
Available software of the operating system
Apple VS Windows operating system
Security aspect of the operating system
Network feature
System Requirement
 Processor
 12 GB available disk space
1 GB RAM (2 GB highly recommended)
DVD drive
Broadband Internet connection
1024X768 minimum screen display resolution
Processor
• PowerPC – Intel
Speed: 2.4 GHZ (2 duo core)
Utility features of the operating system
Literacy and Learning
• The following features and utilities are availalable to support
literacy and learning, and may be particularly beneficial to
individuals with specific learning disabilities:
• Speak text under mouse - just point and listen
• Text-to-Speech - verbally reads alerts that appear on the
screen, and can also read documents in certain applications
• Audible Calculator
• Since Apple Computers have historically been strong in the K12 education market, a wide variety of third party software
products are available in this category.
Utility features ( Continue)
Vision
• The following features and utilities are availalable for
individuals who have difficulty viewing the screen:
• Voiceover - provides both speech input and audible output,
combined with support for keyboard navigation
• Talking alerts and spoken items
• Zoom - users can magnify the screen
• Scalable cursor - users can increase the size of the mouse
cursor
• Display adjustment - users can adjust or reverse color
contrast
Operating system software
• The operating system calls OS X (1984)
• The most popular version: Snow leopard
(10.6) – leopard ( 10.5)
Apple VS Windows operating system
Interface:
Taskbar VS Dock
Windows Taskbar
Apple Dock
Security aspect of the operating system
• Mac viruses really do exist, although fewer
viruses target the Mac OS compared to
Windows.
• Whilst viruses designed to attack the
Microsoft Windows operating system cannot
affect Apple OS X, it is possible to pass on a
Windows virus
Network features of the operating system
• OS X offers a range of modern, sophisticated, and easyto-use networking technologies. From the fine-grained
control of BSD Sockets, to device discovery with
Bonjour, to display of web content with the WebKitpowered Safari web browser, you have many options
for accomplishing a wide range of networking tasks.
Your application has access to these features through
high-level frameworks that make it easy to connect to,
render, and interact with information anywhere in the
world.