Chapter 20

What is a dumb terminal?

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What is a fat client?

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ultra-thin client or Zero client

A client computer that does not have an operating system and merely provides an interface between the user and the server.

What is an infrastructure as a Service (IAAs)

A cloud computing service that provides only the hardware, which can include servers, Network attached storage (NAS) devices, and networks.

What is a Bluetooth PIN code

A code that may be required to complete the Bluetooth connection in a pairing process.

What is a HTC Sense

A comprehensive user interface that incorporates the older TouchFLO technology used by mobile devices.

What is a handheld tablet?

A computing device with a touch screen that is larger than a smart phone and has functions similar to a smartphone.

what is a gyroscope?

A device that contains a disc that is free to move and can respond to gravity as the device is moved

What is a hardware-assisted virtualization (HAV)

A feature of a processor whereby it can provide enhanced support for hyper visor software to run virtual machines on a system. The feature must be enabled in BIOS setup.

What is an iPad?

A handheld tablet developed by Apple.

What is a geotracking?

A mobile device routinely reports its position to Apple or Google at least twice a day, which makes it possible for these companies to track your device's whereabouts.

What is an iPod touch?

A multimedia recorder and player developed by Apple.

What is a GPS receiver?

A receiver that used the system of 24 or more satellites orbiting the earth. The receiver locates four or more of these satellites, and from these four locations calculates its own position in a process called triangulation.

What is cloud computing?

A service where server-side virtualization is delegated to a third-party service, and the Internet is used to connect server and client machines.

What is an Airplane Mode

A setting within a mobile device that disables all three antennas so the device can neither transmit nor receive signals.

What is an iPhone?

A smartphone developed by Apple.

What is a capacitive touch screen?

A touch screen that uses electrodes that sense the conductive properties of skin.

what is an accelerometer?

A type of gyroscope used in mobile devices to sense the physical position of the device.

What is a Google account?

A user account, which is a valid email address, that is registered on the Google Play web site (play.google.com) and is used to download content to an Android device.

What is an iCloud?

A web site by Apple (www.icloud.com) used to sync content on Apple devices in order to provide a backup of the content.

Gmail

An email service provided by Google at mail.google.com

What is an Android

An operating system used on mobile devices that is based on the Linux OS and supported by Google.

What is an Apple ID

An user account that uses a valid email address and password and is associated with a credit card number that allows you to download iOS updates and patches, apps, and multimedia content.

What is an iTunes U?

Content at the iTunes Store web site that contains lectures and even complete courses from many schools, colleges, and universities.

What is an open source?

Operating system or application where the source code is available for free and anyone can modify and redistribute the source code.

Smartphone

Primarily a cell phone and includes abilities to send text messages, text messages with photos, videos, or other multimedia content, surf the web, manage email, play games, take photos and videos, and download and use small apps.

Remote Wipe

Remotely erases all contacts, email, photos, and other data from a device to protect your privacy.

Application Virtualization (App-V)

Software by Microsoft used for application virtualization.

What is a hypervisor?

Software that creates and manages virtual machines on a server or on a local computer.

virtual machine manager (VMM)

Software that creates and manages virtual machines on a server or on a local computer. also called hypervisor.

Type 2 hypervisor

Software to manage virtual machines that is installed as an application in an operating system.

Type 1 hypervisor

Software to manage virtual machines that is installed before any operating system is installed.

What is an iTunes Store?

The Apple web site at itunes.apple.com where apps, music. TV shows, movies, books, podcast, and iTunes U content can be purchased and downloaded to Apple mobiles devices.

App store

The app on an Apple device(iPad, iPhone, or ipod touch) that can be used to download contect from the iTunes Store web site (itunes.apple.com)

what is a dock?

The area at the bottom of the Android screen where up to four apps can be pinned.

Screen Orientation

The layout of the screen that is either portrait or landscape.

Server-side virtualization

The layout of the screen that is either portrait or landscape.

What is a Google Play?

The official source for apps, also called the Android marketplace, at play.google.com.

What is a iOS

The operating system owned and developed by Apple and used for their various mobile devices.

Rooting

The process of obtaining root or administrator privileges to an android device which then gives you complete access to the entire file system and all commands and features.

What is pairing?

The process of two Bluetooth devices establishing connectivity.

What is client-side virtualization?

Using this virtualization, a personal computer provides multiple virtual environment for applications.

Presentation virtualization

Using this virtualization, a remote application running on a server is controlled by a local computer.

What is an application virtualization?

Using this virtualization, a virtual environment is created in memory for an application to virtually install itself.

What is client-side desktop virtualization

Using this virtualization, software installed on a desktop or laptop manages virtual machines used by the local user.

virtualization

When one physical machine hosts multiple activities that are normally done on multiple machines.

What is a Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

a cloud computing service that provides the hardware and the operating system and is responsible for updating and maintaining both.

Software as a server (SaaS)

a cloud computing service where the service is responsible for the hardware, the operating systems, and the applications installed.

thin client

a computer that has an operating system, but has little computer power and might only need to support a browser used to communicate with a virtualization server.

TouchFLO

a multi-touch technology developed by High Tech Computer (HTC) and widely used by mobile devices.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

a presentation of a virtual desktop made to a client computer by a server that is serving up a virtual machine.

What is jailbreaking?

a process to break through the restrictions that only allow apps to an iOS device to be downloaded from the iTunes Store at itunes.apple.com. Gives the user root or administrative privileges to the operating system and the entire file system and complete access to all commands and features.

thick client

a regular desktop computer or laptop that is sometimes used as a client by a virtualization server.

What is Microsoft Exchange?

a server application that can handle email, contacts, and calendars and is a popular application used by large corporations for employee email, contacts, and calendars.

Short Message Service(SMS)

a technology that allows users to send a test message using a smartphone.

What is Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)?

a technology that allows users to send text messages with photos, videos, or other multimedia content attached.

What is a multitouch?

a touch screen on a computer or mobile device that can handle a two-finger pinch.

resistive touch screen

a touch screen that has two sheets of glass covered with a resistive coating. When pressure is placed on the top glass, the glass bends and makes contact with the lower glass. Compare to capacitive touch screen.