Media Now Chapter 11 The Third Screen: Smartphones and Tablets

The legislation that enabled law enforcement officials to receive special access ports to digital networks in the telephone central offices was called the:

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act

Software applications for use on smartphones and tablets are called:

apps

The __________ includes the range of electromagnetic radiation frequencies that are used in wireless communication systems.​

communication spectrum

__________ services use information about the location of mobile phone users to tailor content to specific locations.

location-based

_________ convert(s) digital data to analog signals and vice versa.​

modems

What is the major function of a patent?

to bestow the legal right to make, sell, or use an invention to the inventor

AT&T has historically been one of the largest telecommunications company in the United States.

true

Digital subscriber lines send high-speed data over existing phone lines.

true

M-commerce refers to electronic shopping conducted over smart phones and tablets.

true

Marconi's wireless telegraph was a direct influence on the development of the cellular phone.​

true