Mobile Devices Quiz

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

3G

Which of these operating systems is based on Linux and used on smartphones

Android

With its iPhone, ___ dominates the U.S. smartphone market.

Apple

Select the Amazon tablets.

Fire HD Fire HDX

Select the Samsung smartphone.

Galaxy s6

The mobile switching station can connect calls to mobile switching stations belonging to other cellular networks.

True

Though not yet commercially successful, the ___ was developed by one of the world's largest software manufacturers.

Windows Phone

Select the reasons why you might want to add a microSD card to your smartphone.

You want to save more music files. You want to save more image files (photos).

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

antivirus

Select the functions of a Mobile Switching Station.

assigns frequencies to your calls sends your call to the receiver's MSS changes the cell and base station your transmissions go through as you travel

Being able to surf the web, watch videos, and listen to steaming audio is why cell service with a ___ plan is extremely popular in the U.S.

data

A relatively inexpensive but surprisingly powerful tablet is the Amazon ___ .

fire

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

hexagonal

While many 3rd party apps are available through its App Store, apps for ___ must first be tested and approved before they're made available for downloading.

iPhones

If you just need a phone for emergencies, you might consider a ___ phone.

prepaid

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 ___ .

processor

Adding a microSD card (when possible) increases your phone's ___ capacity.

storage

Most cell phone providers offered unlimited data plans until companies like Hulu and Netflix made ___ popular.

streaming

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

texting

Because of the popularity and bandwidth demands of video streaming, ___ data plans are not as common as they were in the past.

unlimited