RTF: Chapter 11 - The Third Screen: Smartphones & Tablets

Which of the following is TRUE of cell phone theft?

Stolen cell phones can easily be reactivated and used overseas, but not in the United States

Why are fiber-optic carriers ideal for computer data?

because they are immune to the electrical interference that plagues copper wire systems

third generation (3G)

cell phones have high-speed data transmission capacity for video and Internet.

Which of the following is a key difference between "dumb" cell phones and smartphones?

"Dumb" cell phones have features programmed onto the computer chips built into the hardware, whereas smartphones require software.

Which of these provides one of the earliest forms of what would be called "third screen" technology?

AT&T's early video conferencing system

If Kerry needs a phone that treats both voice and data streams as packets of data like those on the Internet and has download speeds of at least 10 million bits per second, what will she have to do?

Buy a 4G phone.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major categories into which telephone companies can be divided?

Cell Phone Carriers

Which of the following is TRUE of M-commerce?

It is just catching on in the United States, although it has been common in Europe for years.

Which of these statements captures a common fear associated with cellular phone usage?

Young people will become overly dependent upon cellular phones in their daily lives.

regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs)

are the local telephone operating companies that AT&T divested in 1984.

packet switching

breaks up digital information into individually addressed chunks, or packets.

Manny is the new owner of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) company. How will he be able to offer network space to cell phone users who subscribe through his company?

by leasing space from a major carrier

How did the laser, invented at Bell Labs, hold the key to practical fiber-optic systems?

by producing intense beams of pure, concentrated light

cable modem

connect personal computers to cable TV systems.

Telecom carriers around the word are rejecting the LTE standard.

false

YouTube is by far the most popular app on both iPhone and Android brands and models.

false

communications spectrum

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

Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity)

is short for wireless fidelity, a standard for wireless data.

coaxial cable

is the high-capacity wire used for cable television transmission.

universal service

is the principle that everyone should have basic access to telecommunication services.

infrastructure

is the underlying physical structure of communication networks.

In the early 20th century, the Bell Telegraph Company (which would become AT&T) established a monopoly in the early telephone industry because _________.

it ruthlessly enforced its patent rights to create legal problems for competitors

m-commerce

means electronic shopping transactions completed with a cell phone.

mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)

offer mobile services by leasing capacity from network owners.

common carrier

provide service to all on an equal basis.

broadband

refers to high-speed Internet connections.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

regulates communication in the United States.

digital subscriber line (DSL)

sends high-speed data over existing phone lines.

In many ways, the early telephone was the very first _______.

social network

satellite

systems send information back and forth to relays in orbit around the earth.

microwave

systems transmit information between relay towers on highly focused beams of radio waves.

fiber optic

systems use light instead of electricity to transmit information.

Which level of phones were the first to cross a telephone and a handheld computer?

third-generation

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt, through the Communications Act of 1934, establish the Federal Communications Commission?

to regulate communications

Satellite communication was inspired by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.

true

The advent of the iPad, even more so than the iPod, iPhone, and Kindle before it, made media executives rethink the future of media distribution

true

What was the Telecommunications Act of 1996 intended to accomplish?

untangle ownership rules and line-of-business restrictions and let free market forces prevail

location-based service

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

What might be the next big thing in cell phone and tablet apps?

virtual reality social media apps