This is the official curriculum of the Apple Yosemite 201: OS X Server Essentials 10.10 course and preparation for Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) 10.10 certification-as well as a top-notch primer for anyone who needs to implement, administer, or maintain a network that uses OS X Server on Yosemite. This book provides comprehensive coverage of OS X Server and is part of the Apple Pro Training series-the only Apple-certified books on the market. Designed for help desk specialists, technical coordinators, and entry-level system administrators, this guide teaches you how to install and configure OS X Server on Yosemite to provide network-based services. You'll also learn to use tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X Server.

In addition to learning key concepts and experiencing hands-on, practical exercises throughout, the book also covers the learning objectives to help you prepare for the industry-standard ACTC certification.

Provides authoritative explanations of OS X Server setup and management on Yosemite. Focused lessons take you step by step through practical, real-world exercises. Lesson review questions summarize what you learn to prepare you for the Apple certification exam. Lesson files available for download-including lesson

Apple Pro Training Series

by Arek Dreyer and Ben Greisler

Published 16 November 2011
The only Apple-certified book on OS X Lion Server, this comprehensive reference takes support technicians and ardent Mac users deep inside this server operating system, covering everything from networking technologies to service administration, customizing users and groups, and more. Aligned to the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator certification exam, the lessons in this self-paced volume serves as a perfect supplement to Apple's own training class and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to support and maintain OS X Lion Server as part of their jobs. Quizzes summarize and reinforce acquired knowledge.

The Apple Pro Training Series serves as both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server certification programs.

This is the official curriculum of the Apple Mojave 101: OS X Support Essentials 10.14 course and preparation for Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) 10.14 certification–as well as a top-notch primer for anyone who needs to support, troubleshoot, or optimize macOS Mojave. This guide provides comprehensive coverage of Mojave and is part of the Apple Pro Training series–the only Apple-certified books on the market. Designed for support technicians, help desk specialists, and ardent Mac users, this guide takes you deep inside macOS Mojave. Readers will find in-depth, step-by-step instruction on everything from installing and configuring High Sierra to managing networks and system administration. Whether you run a computer lab or an IT department, you’ll learn to set up users, configure system preferences, manage security and permissions, use diagnostic and repair tools, troubleshoot peripheral devices, and more–all on your way to preparing for the industry-standard ACSP certification.  This is a step-by-step guide that works through lessons designed to teach practical, real-world tasks, with lesson files let you practice as you learn. 

This is officially-authorized Apple Pro Training Series work is a top-notch primer for anyone who needs to implement, administer, or maintain a network that uses OS X Server on El Capitan. This book provides comprehensive coverage of OS X Server and is part of the Apple Pro Training series-the only Apple-certified books on the market. Designed for help desk specialists, technical coordinators, and entry-level system administrators, this guide teaches you how to install and configure OS X Server on El Capitan to provide network-based services. You'll also learn to use tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X Server. In addition to learning key concepts and experiencing hands-on, practical exercises throughout.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of OS X Server and is part of the Apple Pro Training series-the only Apple-certified books on the market. This guide teaches students how to install and configure OS X Server on El Capitan to provide network-based services. They'll learn to use tools for efficiently managing and deploying OS X Server. You will learn key concepts and experience hands-on, practical exercises.



Provides authoritative explanations of OS X Server setup and management on El Capitan
Focused lessons take you step by step through practical, real-world exercises
Lesson review questions summarize what you learn to prepare you for the Apple certification exam
Lesson files available for download

macOS Support Essentials 10.15 - Apple Pro Training Series

The Apple-Certified Way to Learn This is the official book for the macOS Support Essentials 10.15course and you can use it to prepare for the Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) 10.15 exam. It’s a top-notch primer for anyone who needs to support, troubleshoot, or optimize macOS Catalina, such as IT professionals, technicians, help desk specialists, and ardent Mac users. This is the only Apple Pro Training Series book that covers macOS Catalina. You’ll find in-depth, step-by-step instructions on everything from upgrading, updating, reinstalling and configuring macOS Catalina to configuring network services like the Content Caching service. This book covers updated system utilities and new features in macOS Catalina, including Voice Control and other accessibility features, user privacy settings, notarized apps, Startup Security Utility, and the separation of the startup disk into a read-only APFS System volume and a read write APFS Data volume. This book includes the following content:

  • Authoritative explanations of underlying technologies, troubleshooting, system administration, and much more
  • Focused lessons that take you step by step through practical, real-world tasks
  • A Web Edition that provides the full text of the book online
The Apple Pro Training Series includes self-paced learning tools and is the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification program. After you complete this book, take the macOS Support Essentials 10.15 exam as a step towards becoming an Apple Certified Support Professional. Work through this book independently or attend a class at an Apple Authorized Training Provider or both to prepare for the exam. To learn more, visit training.apple.com. Also in the Apple Pro Training Series:
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Logic Pro X