Connect and formate WD My Passport in my Mac

I do not know how to formate and connect my external WD Passport Ultra in my Mac

Where do I find disc utility?
Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.
What is Mac OS Extended Journaled, what is option GUID?
Formatting choices.
I have an internal hard drive selected. You need to select the WD drive.

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