Module 1.3: Mobile Computing Classification

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Smartphones
Tablet PC and iPads

Mobile computing classification

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

The main purpose of this device is to act as an electronic organizer or day planner that is portable, easy to use and capable of sharing information with your computer systems.

PDA

Extension of the PC, not a replacement. These systems are capable of sharing information with a computer system through a process or service known as synchronization.

Infrared
Bluetooth Connections

Both devices will access each other to check for changes or updates in the individual devices. The use of ______ and _______ enables these devices to always be synchronized.

Stylus
Touch Sensitive

The device has a _______ and a _______ screen for input and output purposes.

Smartphones

This kind of phone combines the features of a PDA with that of a mobile phone or camera phone. It has a superior edge over other kinds of mobile phones.

Smartphones

Have the capability to run multiple programs concurrently.

Wi-Fi
High Speed Cellular Broadband

These phones include high-resolution touch screens, web browsers that can access and properly display standard web pages rather than just mobile-optimized sites, and high-speed data access via _______ and ________.

Operating Systems

Can be installed on different phone models, and typically each device can receive multiple OS software updates over its lifetime.

Tablet PC and iPads

This mobile device is larger than a mobile phone or a PDA and integrates into a touch screen and is operated using touch sensitive motions on the screen.

Pen
Touch of a finger

Tablet PC and iPads are often controlled by a _______ or by the ________. They are usually in slate form and are light in weight.

Portable Computers

They offer the same functionality as ________. They support mobile computing in a far superior way and have enormous processing horsepower.