CGS - Mobile Devices

generation

"G" means

long term evolution

"LTE" means

slowest; fastest

3G is the _________________, and LTE is the _______________

battery life; phone calls and texting

3G phones use less _____________ and are good for ____________________

streaming

4G and LTE are best for _____________________

digital signal processor

a small computer within your smartphone; analyzes sounds entering your phone through the analog/digital converter

analog-digital converters

allow smartphones to receive an analog sound wave, such as a person's voice, and digitize it so the phone can process it

mobile switching station

also called a mobile switching center, MSC server, or Mobile Telephone Switching Office; controls transmissions between cell phone towers and their base transceiver stations; connects your call with the mobile switching station of the person you're calling

base transceiver station

also called the radio base station, is found at the base of the cell tower; broadcasts low-powered microwave signals through the tower antenna - creating "cells" of coverage; transmits cell phone signals to the mobile switching station

worldwide; in the U.S.

android is most popular ________________; apple is most popular __________________

1-2 GB; 8-124 GB

most modern smartphones come with _________________of RAM, while the storage capacities range from ________________________

smartphone memory

smartphones have memory (RAM) and storage

roaming

using other cellular networks besides your own