10.10 vs. 10.9

kyle-maguire

I want to go for the Mac Integration but I'm torn between getting 10.10, and 10.9. I've watched all the courses for 10.9 but after reading both guides I feel like they are mostly the same. Yosemite didnt change much from Mavericks. Should I just go for both?

Don Pezet

Personally, I would just go for 10.10 and skip over 10.9. You are exactly right in that there weren't a lot of changes (and most of those were cosmetic). I reviewed the new courseware last week, and I feel that anyone that studied the 10.9 courseware should have no issues passing the 10.10 exam. I made a few notes during my courseware review that might help you with that decision. Here are my notes on the changes between the 10.9 and 10.10. courseware:

Mac Integration Basics Changes for 10.10 Update
------------------------------------------------------------

* Step-by-Steps Updated (Minor)
	+ For example:  
	  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click
	     Security & Privacy, and then click FileVault.  
	  *Becomes*  
	  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.  
	  2. Click Security & Privacy. Then click FileVault.

* Screenshots Updated (Minor)
	+ The screenshots now reflect the new "flat" look of
	  buttons, etc.
	+ Very few GUI elements have actually changed as far as
	  button locations or names

* Some Additional Hyperlinks Added (Minor)
	- In several spots, Apple has added hyperlinks for more
	  information. 
	- None appear to be tested material
	- For example, instead of listing common file 
	  extensions, they provide a link (http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14021)
	  so that you can read about supported extensions 
	  on their site.
	- This reduces the overall length of the manual

* Boot Camp Instructions Updated (Minor)
	- Nothing significant 
	- The list of pre-requisites for Boot Camp has been
	  updated to include more details.

kyle-maguire

Thank you Don for the reply! I plan on taking the Integration exam next week. Since apple has not released the 10.10 Management exam, have you heard of a time frame when they might? I take it that it would be after the new year.

Damien Schreurs

@Don-Pezet Thanks a lot for the advice !

I took the Mac Integration Basics 10.10 exam today and passed it successfully after

watching your 10.9 videos
reading carefully both PDFs (10.9 and 10.10)
and having practiced quite a bit in the past few years in my spare time :smiley:

I appreciated also all the additional information that you provided even when it was not really needed for the test.

Keep up the good work,

Rick McConnell

@Don-Pezet

An additional difference is that the System Image Utility has a different path location than on Mavericks (/System/Library/CoreServices/)... on Yosemite it is: /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/

Not sure if it will be on the exam but...