CS 409 - Overview (Module 1) [Prelim Reviewer]

6 Advantages of Mobile Devices

1. Always with the user 2. Internet Access 3. GPS Enabled 4. Accelerometer & Compass 5. Cameras & Microphones 6. Apps are free / low-cost

6 Disadvantages of Mobile Devices?

1. Battery Life 2. Processor Speed 3. Limited / Slow network access 4. Awkward input 5. Web browser functionality 6. Range of platforms & configurations across devices.

What are the important parts of a mobile device?

1. CPU 2. Memory 3. Storage

What are the two (2) popular wireless networks for mobile devices?

1. Cellular Network 2. Wi-FI (Wireless Fidelity)

What are the three main concepts of Mobile Computing?

1. Mobile Communication 2. Mobile Hardware 3. Mobile Software

5 Top Trends in Mobile Computing

1. Tailor - Made Experiences 2. Globalization 3. Narrow Target Audience 4. Internet of Things Approach 5. Free always sells

How much was the percentage of Mobile web requests from Other OS devices (Oct 2019)?

1.3%

What year did Alan Kay, a researcher at Xerox PARC created the Dynabook?

1970

What year did Osborne Corporation release the world's first consumer laptop, The Osborne 1?

1981

What year did Epson start selling HX-20 that had a small monochrome LCD screen?

1982

What year did Kyocera Kyotronic release the Commodore SX-64?

1983

What year did Gavilan SC developed the first touchscreen?

1984

What year was the Apple Macintosh first released?

1989

What year did Intel announce its 20MHz 386SL processor?

1990

What year was Windows 3.1.1 released?

1992

What year was the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) introduced to the US by Apple?

1993

What year was the IBM Thinkpad 755 released?

1994

What year did the US Robotics introduce the PalmPilot 1000?

1996

What year did Toshiba made the Libretto?

1997

What year did Microsoft unveil the new handheld OS, Pocket PC?

2000

What year did Microsoft developed the Microsoft Tablet PC as well as Motions' introduction of the first Blackberry smartphone?

2002

What year did Toshiba release the Qosmio?

2006

What year did Apple launch the first Iphone and Google launch Android?

2007

What year did Motorola introduce the Droid?

2009

What year did Apple launch the Ipad and Samsung the Galaxy Tab?

2010

How much was the percentage of Mobile web requests from Apple devices (Oct 2019)?

22.5%

How many mobile devices or active cellphone subscriptions as of the end of 2018?

7.2 Billion

How much was the percentage of Mobile web requests from Android devices (Oct 2019)?

76.2%

What is Mobile Computing?

It is any computer device that you can use while on the move.

What is Cellular network?

It is similar to Portable transceivers, a cellular network is served by at least one fixed-location, transceiver, called cell site or base station.

What is Mobile Software?

It is the actual program that runs on mobile hardware, it is the engine of the mobile device or in other terms, the operating system. An essential component.

What is Mobile Cloud?

It is the combination of 1. Cloud Computing 2. Mobile Computing 3. Wireless Networks

What is Mobile Hardware?

It refers to mobile devices or device components that receive or access the service of mobility.

What is Mobile Platforms?

It refers to the hardware-software environment for mobile devices.

What is Mobile Communication?

It refers to the infrastructure put in place to ensure that seamless and reliable communication goes on.

What is GSM?

It stands for Global System for Mobile Communications, a standard developed by European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe protocols.

What year did laptop become more streamlined and had a better build quality?

Late 1990s

What year did Color STN (Super Twisted Nematic) and DSTN (Dual Scan Super Twist Nematic) were first released?

Mid 1980s

What is Computing?

Operation of computers.

What is the main factor of Mobile Computing?

Portability

What is Mobile?

Refers to someone/ something that can be moved or be moved easily and quickly from place to place?

What are Mobile Applications?

These are the computer programs (Applications) that run in these hardware-software platforms.

What is the Essence of mobile computing?

To be able to work from any location.

What is Mobile Computing in the context of Mobile and Computing?

Users with portable computers still have network connections while they move.

What is Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)?

Wi-Fi s a local areas wireless technology, which allows mobile devices to participate in computer networks.