Module 1.1: Mobile Computing Overview

Mobile Devices

Made their way into all spheres of an individual’s life: personal, social, and professional. They are being used for much more than the primary purpose of communication.

Smartphone Technology

The arrival of the _________ has been the starting point of a broader revolution in the way people and businesses communicate within themselves and with each other.

Companies

_______ have evolved ways to incorporate the mobile device into their work culture and reach out to their customers, especially those belonging to the Internet generation.

Human Beings

There are more mobile devices accessing the Internet than there are _______ living on Earth

6 billion people or 74%

ITU estimates that approximately ______ of the world’s population are using the Internet in 2025.

Mobile Computing

Refers to a technology that allows transmission of data, voice, and video via a computer or any other wireless-enabled device without having to be connected to a fixed physical link.

Mobile Computing

Any computer device that you can use while on the move.

Mobile Communication
Mobile Hardware
Mobile Software

There are 3 main concepts of Mobile Computing

Mobile Communication

Refers to the infrastructure put in place to ensure that seamless and reliable communication goes on. Ensures that there is no collision with other existing systems that offer the same service.

Protocols
Services
Bandwidth
Portals

Mobile communication include devices such as _______, _________, ______, and _______ that are necessary to facilitate and support the stated services.

Data Format

The _______ is also defined at this stage (mobile communication).

Radio Wave-Oriented

Since the media is unguided/unbounded, the overlaying infrastructure is basically _________ . That is, the signals are carried over the air to intended devices that are capable of receiving and sending similar kinds of signals.

Mobile Hardware

Includes mobile devices or device components that receive or access the service of mobility. They would range from portable laptops, smartphones, tablet Pc's, Personal Digital Assistants.

Receptor Medium

These devices will have a ______ that is capable of sensing and receiving signals.

Full-duplex

These devices are configured to operate in ________, whereby they are capable of sending and receiving signals at the same time. They don't have to wait until one device has finished communicating for the other device to initiate communications.

Wireless Network.

Above mentioned devices use an existing and established network to operate on. In most cases, it would be a ________.

Mobile Software

The actual program that runs on mobile hardware.

Characteristics
Requirements

It deals with the _______ and _______ of mobile applications.

Engine

Mobile software is the ______ of the mobile device.

Mobile software

it is the operating system of the appliance. It's the essential component that operates the mobile device.

Mobile platforms

Refer to the hardware-software environment for laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices.

Mobile apps

Computer programs that run in these hardware-software environments, specially designed for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.

Mobile Platforms and Applications

Originally meant for information retrieval and general activities such as email, calendar, contacts, and so on.

100 billion

More mobile subscribers prefer using mobile apps to browsing the web with more than __________ apps downloaded in a year (2013).