Apple provides two types of Standalone installers, Delta and Combo. Standalone installers are an alternative to using Software Update.
Delta Updates
These updates also called individual updates, upgrade Mac OS X to a higher version within the same base version. For example, the Mac OS X 10.4.10 update will upgrade Mac OS X 10.4.9 to version 10.4.10.
Combo Updates
These updates upgrade the base version of Mac OS X to a specific version. Combo updates include all updates up to and including the version of the update. For example, the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update will update any version of Mac OS X 10.4 to version 10.4.10 in a single installation. Users will not have to upgrade 10.4 to 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, and so on.
These updates also called individual updates, upgrade Mac OS X to a higher version within the same base version. For example, the Mac OS X 10.4.10 update will upgrade Mac OS X 10.4.9 to version 10.4.10.
Combo Updates
These updates upgrade the base version of Mac OS X to a specific version. Combo updates include all updates up to and including the version of the update. For example, the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update will update any version of Mac OS X 10.4 to version 10.4.10 in a single installation. Users will not have to upgrade 10.4 to 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, and so on.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Updates
Delta updates10.4.10 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update Mac OS X 10.4.9 to Mac OS X 10.4.10
10.4.9 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update Mac OS X 10.4.8 to Mac OS X 10.4.9
10.4.8 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update Mac OS X 10.4.7 to Mac OS X 10.4.8
10.4.7 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update Mac OS X 10.4.6 to Mac OS X 10.4.7
10.4.6 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update Mac OS X 10.4.5 to Mac OS X 10.4.6
10.4.5 Will update Mac OS X 10.4.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.5
10.4.4 Will update Mac OS X 10.4.3 to Mac OS X 10.4.4
10.4.3 Will update Mac OS X 10.4.2 to Mac OS X 10.4.3
10.4.2 Will update Mac OS X 10.4.1 to Mac OS X 10.4.2
10.4.1 Will update Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.1
Combo updates
10.4.10 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.10
10.4.9 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.9
10.4.8 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.8
10.4.7 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.7
10.4.6 (PowerPC or Intel) Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.6
10.4.5 Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.5
10.4.4 Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.4
10.4.3 Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.3
10.4.2 Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.2
10.4.1 Will update prior versions of Mac OS X 10.4 to Mac OS X 10.4.1