Discuss Apple Apple-Device-Support Exam Topic 4 Question 35

What enables applications to be run on Apple silicon macs that were originally built for intel based macs?

AXcode

BRhapsody

CUniversal Binary

DRosetta 2

Suggested Answer: D

Rosetta 2 is an emulator that allows applications that were originally built for Intel-based Macs to run on Apple silicon Macs. Rosetta 2 translates the Intel instructions to Apple instructions in the background, without the user noticing. Rosetta 2 is automatically installed when an Intel app is launched for the first time on an Apple silicon Mac. Rosetta 2 can also translate Universal apps that contain both Intel and Apple instructions, if the user chooses to run the Intel version. Rosetta 2 is not a substitute for creating native apps for Apple silicon, but it is a temporary solution to ease the transition.Reference:Rosetta 2 - Apple Developer,How to Launch the Intel Version of a Universal Apple Silicon App

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17 comments · newest first

Herminia 10 months ago

Wait, so Rosetta 2 really works that well?

Darell 10 months ago

I thought it was Universal Binary?

Svetlana 10 months ago

Totally agree, Rosetta 2 is a game changer.

Vincenza 10 months ago

It's Rosetta 2 that does the trick!

Apolonia 11 months ago

I’m torn between Rosetta 2 and Universal Binary. I remember both terms being important in our discussions, but I can't recall which one is the correct answer.

Domitila 11 months ago

I feel like Universal Binary is related, but it’s more about how apps are packaged, right? Not sure if that's the answer here.

Melissia 11 months ago

Rhapsody was a thing of the past, it's all about Rosetta now!

Glendora 11 months ago

I practiced a similar question last week, and I think Rosetta 2 was the key for running Intel apps on Apple silicon.

Demetra 11 months ago

I think it might be Rosetta 2, but I'm not completely sure. I remember it being mentioned in a lecture about compatibility.

Lashunda 12 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. Is it something to do with Universal Binaries? I remember that was a way to package apps that could run on both PowerPC and Intel Macs back in the day. But I'm not sure if that's relevant here.

Van 12 months ago

Rosetta 2 sounds like the right answer to me. It's the software that translates Intel instructions to work on the new Apple silicon chips. I remember reading about that when the M1 Macs were first announced.

Kaitlyn 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I know Xcode is Apple's development environment, but I don't think that's the right answer here. Let me think this through a bit more.

Leoma 1 year ago

I'm pretty confident this has to do with Rosetta 2, which is Apple's translation layer that allows Intel-based apps to run on their new ARM-based Macs.

Tequila 1 year ago

Universal Binary? I'm not familiar with that term in the context of this question. I'll have to guess on this one unless I can eliminate a few of the other options.

Theola 1 year ago

Rosetta 2 sounds right to me. I remember learning about that in my computer architecture class. It's the software that translates x86 instructions to the ARM architecture used in Apple silicon.

Michel 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I know Xcode is Apple's development environment, but I don't think that's the right answer here. Let me think this through a bit more.

Leontine 1 year ago

I'm pretty confident that the answer is Rosetta 2. That's the translation layer that Apple developed to allow Intel-based apps to run on their new ARM-based chips.

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