Module 10 Notes

Microwave

A cell phone emits approximately 1 watt of

Transceiver

A cell phone tower is connected to a base ___ station that transmits weak microwave signals through the tower's antennae to create "cells" of coverage

Cricket Wireless

AT&T

Processor

After your phone's analog-digital converter chip changes the sound of your voice to a digital signal, the signal is enhanced by a digital signal ___

- Relies heavily on third party apps - Linux based, open source - Most popular mobile OS worldwide

Android OS

- McAfee - Norton - AVG

Anti Virus software providers

iPad Pro

Apple's mobile device with the largest display is the

-add tables to chat message - add hyperlinks to a chat message - send a photo with a chat message

Can accomplish using Chat

- A home Wi-Fi network - A secure wireless network - A public Wi-Fi network

Cellular enabled tablets can increase data plan usage, but there are several ways to connect to the Internet that will not result in increased data charges. These methods include:

Instant

Facebook messenger, Viber, Kik messenger, Snapchat, and WhatsApp are examples of ____ messaging sites.

Analog

In order to change sound waves into digital signals, smartphones contain ___ digital converters

Texting

Ironically, the expenses for calling and ___ are among the smallest charges found on a cell phone bill.

1GB-5GB

Most new cell phones today come with approximately ___ of RAM

microSD storage

One advantage that the Samsung tablets have over the iPads is that you can add ___ to the Note or Tab.

1. Open iTunes and use a USB cord to connect an iPhone to the MacBook 2. If the phone doesn't appear find it in the iTunes library 3. Sync your devices

Place the steps in order to sync an iPhone to a MacBook

- Apple iPad Pro - Amazon Fire HD 8 - Samsung Galaxy Note Pro

Select all the tablet computers

MetroPCS

T-Mobile

iOS

Third party apps must be reviewed and approved by Apple before being available for the ___

Apple

With its iPhone, _____ leads the US smartphone market.

True

Your network's mobile switching station locates the MSS of the person you are calling, even if they use a different cell phone provider.

- Focuses on Apple apps such as iTunes and iBooks - For iPhones and iPods - Most popular mobile OS in the United States

iOS

7

while there's no standard, a tablet computer typically has a screensize of at least ____ inches

Storage

Adding a microSD card to your smartphone increases your phone's ___ capacity

Mobile Switching Station (MSS)

Because it locates cellular devices, assigns frequencies, transmits signals to the correct sites, the ___ is probably the most important part of any cellular network.

- open google hangouts and click on the chat area - open gmail and click on the chat area

Which of the two methods below take you to google (gmail) chat?

- xiaomi - Huawei - blackberry

Cell phone manufacturers

- WiFi and cellular-capable - WiFi only

When it comes to connecting to the internet, a tablet computer can be:

Microwave

Cell phones send and receive extremely weak ___ signals to and from cell towers

Skype

The Microsoft app that lets users video-teleconference over the Internet is _____

Android

The _____ operating system is used on most smartphones, with the exception of iPhones

Switching

The cell tower's base transmission station is connected to a mobile ___ station

Hexagonal

Cell towers' radio frequencies are divided between 7 roughly ___-shaped cells

Large

Because of the large infrastructure cost of building antennae and mobile switching stations, as well as leasing the rights to use radio frequencies, only ___ companies can compete nationally as cell phone providers.

Unlimited

Because of the popularity and band width demands of video streaming, ____ data plans are more expensive than they were in the past.

Antivirus

Because smartphones are computers and have many of the same security risks as computers you should have ____ software on your smartphone

- text and paragraph format char message - send a chat message to a contact that is offline

Cannot accomplish using chat

Cellular

For connectivity iPads come with two options wi-fi only or wi-fi + ____ connectivity

3G

If you just need a phone for calling and texting, a ___ phone can save you money

Roaming

If you're in an area where your home network doesn't have any cell coverage, but you 're still able to make a call, you're probably ___

iTunes

In order to sync your iPhone to your MacBook you must first open the ___ app

1. the signal is sent via weak microwaves to a cell tower 2. the cell tower's base transceiver station sends the signal to your MSS 3. Your MSS sent the signal to the receivers MSS 4. The receiver's MSS locates the receiver's phone and sends a signal to the receiver's BTS and associated cell tower

List the following steps in the order that they occur after you press "send" on your phone

- Using a cellular provider data plan - Connecting to an available Wi-Fi

Select the methods of connecting a smartphone to the Internet.

- useful if you need a phone for calling or texting - no long-term contracts - useful if you just need a phone for emergencies

Select the reasons to purchase a prepaid phone

Switching

Sometimes called an MSC server, the mobile ____ station identifies your phone's signal so that you can receive calls

Verizon

Sprint, T-Moble, AT&T, and _____ are the major national cell phone providers in the United States.

iPhone

The most popular smartphone in the United States is the ___

Signal

The processor within your smartphone that enhances the call quality is called a digital ____ processor

Short

The texting protocol that allows you to send a text of up to 160 characters is called SMS or ____ message service

WiFi only tablets do not require a data plan

What is an advantage of a WiFi only tablet over a cellular-enabled tablet?

- send a message to a contact even when they're not online - send a contact an image - send a colleague a hyperlink

Which of the following can you do in google chat?

- HD Fire - HDX Fire

Amazon tablets

TracFone

America Movil