Lesson 9. Peripherals and Printing

Time

This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

Goals

Understand, manage, and troubleshoot peripheral connectivity from both a hardware and a software perspective

Understand, manage, and troubleshoot printing and faxing systems

Apple pioneered the concept of automatic peripheral support with the original Macintosh. This feature, commonly known as plug-and-play, is now supported with varying success in all modern operating systems. Peripheral hardware has also improved, as now the most common connectivity standards support hot-pluggable or even wireless connections. Mac OS X supports all popular modern peripheral standards, demonstrating Apple’s continued commitment to making peripheral use as easy ...

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