HT6312 How do I back up files on my IMac?

How do I back up files, photos, etc. on my iMac? The info on the Mac only says OS X 10.9.5, not OS X Mavericks...not sure about this discrepancy.

Use Time Machine, or use a product such as the Disk Utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper to create a bootable clone, or drag-copy documents to an external drive.
Mavericks is a collective name for Mac OS X 10.9 through 10.9.5.
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