Macintosh OS X Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations: Macintosh OS X Certification Review
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The Ultimate Reference & Learning Guide for MAC OS X programmers and enthusiasts!
Understanding MAC OS X is crucial to having a working understanding of MACs and their capabilities. With this book, the newest improvements are explained such that you will be sure to stay current. Using this guide to prepare for a job interview or brush up in newest features will aid anyone in acquiring new, applicable skills and knowledge. The book covers many common errors, security, standard maintenance, and new features. More than just documentation and sales pitches, this guide explains the features of OS X from the perspective of an administrator/programmer so that you can evaluate a candidate or land a position with ease.
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• Overview of system construction
• Differences between the server edition and the desktop edition
• New features such as the mail server, samba server, directory server, and domain name server.
• System monitoring and maintenance
• Configuration and troubleshooting
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MAC OS X Developer Interview Questions
ISBN 10: 1-933804-69-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-933804-69-9
Edited by Emilee Newman Bowles & Farrah Stewart
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Compatibility
Versions
All-Inclusive Developer Tools
Best Graphics on a Desktop
International Recognition
Easy Server Management
Conclusion: The Uniquely Powerful Platform
Intentions
Part I: Mac OS X
Question 01: Restrict Process at Start-up
Question 02: Spotlight Can't Find Files
Question 03: File Recovery from a Dead Hard Drive
Question 04: Unable to Drag Files
Question 05: Recover Deleted Files after Emptying the Trash
Question 06: Ignore Ownership
Question 07: Startup Sound
Question 08: Customize Alert Sound
Question 09: Applescript to Remove Illegal Characters
Question 10: Missing Home Directory
Question 11: Keys Responds Very Slowly
Question 12: Accelerate Dialog Sheet Delay
Question 13: Create a Startup Message on a Mac
Question 14: Login Background
Question 15: Change the Finder Font
Question 16: Lost the Only Admin on Machine
Question 17: Failed to Enable Root via NetInfo Manager
Question 18: Terminal
Question 19: Boot Drive
Question 20: Permissions
Question 21: Troubleshooting
Question 22: Uninstall OS X
Part II: CARBON
Question 23: Carbon
Question 24: Getting Started with Carbon
Question 25: Carbon Application Tools
Question 26: Invisible Files
Question 27: Project and File templates
Question 28: Spotlight Headers
Question 29: Losing the Character Code when Using the Ctrl Key
Question 30: Changing the Volume of Audio Devices
Question 31: Core Audio Overload Warnings
Question 32: Apple Type Services
Question 33: Color Matching on Intel Based Macs
Question 34: Debug
Question 35: StdLog
Like Functionality
Question 36: Set Control Background
Question 37: Determine if Application is Bundled
Question 38: Control Mouse Wheel
Question 39: CFStringRef Conversions
Question 40: Automate Window Menu
Question 41: Detect a Drag to the Trash
Question 42: Force Application Windows to the Front
Question 43: Rebuild LaunchServices Database
Question 44: Add Large Icons
Question 45: Call a Routine in InterfaceLib
Question 46: Particular Routine Availability
Question 47: Log in as root
in OSX
Question 48: Carbon Events on OSX
Part III: COCOA
Question 49: Memory Management
Question 50: Object C
Question 51: Hide Controls
Question 52: Create a Cocoa Disclosure Button Control
Question 53: Alerts
Question 54: Drawing Strings
Question 55: NSTextField and NSTextView
Question 56: Folders and Files
Question 57: URL
Question 58: Application Drags and Drop Files
Question 59: Treat Selected Row as Single String in a Pasteboard Operation
Question 60: Compression of NSData
Question 61: Bitmap data
Question 62: Accelerate Drawing
Question 63: Calculate Diagonal Size of Text
Question 64: Pattern an Image without Scrolling
Question 65: Help Needed in NSSplitView
Question 66: Combo Box in a Table Column
Question 67: Change or Hide Color in NSTableView
Question 68: Drag Color Out of NSView Subclass
Question 69: Import Header
Question 70: NSArray Exc_Bad _Access
Question 71: Strength of a Password
Question 72: Application Linking Issue
Question 73: Best Way to Display Dictionary in a Table
Question 74: Disabling ToolTips
Question 75: Time Creation and Storage
Question 76: Copy and Paste
Question 77: Keeping an NSDocument Open
Question 78: Updating Minimized Windows
Question 79: Coordinates of an Object on Screen
Question 80: Crash Reasons
Question 81: Find All Subclasses of a Class
Part IV: JAVA
Question 82: Detect Mac OS X in Java Code
Question 83: Identifying an Apple J2SE Release
Question 84: Bind Several Times to the Same Port in Mac OS X
Question 85: HTTPS Proxy Settings and Java Applets
Question 86: Java Home in OSX
Question 87: Hardware Graphics Acceleration
Question 88: Cut/Paste Rich Text on Mac/Safari Text Area
Question 89: Printing java.awt.Images on Max OS X
Question 90: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError in Mac OS X
Question 91: Instantiating Errors on PC from Mac
Question 92: LiveConnect Location
Question 93: Set Default Look-and-Feel for Swing Applications
Question 94: Prompting the User with MRJQuitHandler
Question 95: Unsolicited About Boxes
Question 96: Hiding
Mac File
Question 97: FileNotFound Exception Mac OS X
Question 98: Code in Windows to Mac
Question 99: Text in Mac vs Text in PC
Question 100: Retail MAC
Question 101: Include Bin Directory in Classpath
Question 102: CFBundleIdentifier and User Application Access
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Mac OS X is a radical departure from previous Macintosh operating systems as its underlying code base is completely different from previous versions. Its core, named Darwin, is an open source, Unix-like operating system, built around the XNU kernel with standard Unix facilities available from the command line interface. On top of this core, Apple designed and developed a number of proprietary closed source components, including the Aqua themed Quartz Compositor and the Finder shell.
Mac OS X included a number of features intended to make the operating system more stable and reliable than Apple's previous operating systems. Pre-emptive multitasking and memory protection, for example, improved the ability of the operating system to run multiple applications simultaneously without their interrupting or corrupting each other. Many aspects of Mac OS X's architecture are derived from OPENSTEP, which was designed with portability in mind, thus easing the transition from one platform to another.
The most visible expression of Mac OS X's integration and elegance is its Aqua user interface. Aqua incorporates the visual appearance of icons, menus, windows, and controls with high-quality graphics and user-centric design to produce a user experience that is as functional as it is appealing. Consistent with Apple's design philosophy, visual enhancements such as color, transparency, and animation serve not just as beautiful images but also as cues to the user about the functionality and operation of the system and its applications.
Compatibility
PowerPC
PowerPC versions of Mac OS X retain compatibility with older Mac OS applications by providing an emulation environment called Classic, which allows users to run Mac OS 9 as a process within Mac OS X, so that older applications run as they would under the older operating system. In addition, the Carbon APIs for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X were created to permit code to be written to run natively on both systems. The OpenStep APIs are still available, but Apple now calls the technology Cocoa. (This heritage is visible in the Cocoa APIs, in which the class names mostly begin with NS
for NEXTSTEP.) A fourth option for developers is to write applications in the Java platform, which Mac OS X has supported as a first class citizen
—in practice this means that Java applications fit as neatly into the operating system as possible while still being cross-platform
, and that GUIs, although being written in Swing, look almost exactly like native Cocoa interfaces. Traditionally, Cocoa programs have been