Mobile Device Lecture Notes Flashcards

Practice flashcards reviewing key concepts from lecture notes on mobile devices, focusing on features, security, and connectivity.

Modern mobile devices use __ touchscreens.

capacitive

__ can refer either to operating a device by moving it around or using a camera in the device to recognize your hand movements.

Kinetics

Mobile devices use and to detect movement and change screen orientation.

accelerometers, gyroscopes

__ is another important interface for controlling a mobile device.

Speech recognition

Access to a mobile device should always be protected by a __.

screen lock

A simple requires the user to enter a PIN; a more complex can use letters and symbols, too.

passcode, password-based lock

The screen lock can also be configured with a __ , so the first incorrect attempt locks the device for 30 seconds.

lockout policy

Another possibility is for the phone to support a __ , where it can be set to the factory defaults or cleared of any personal data if stolen.

remote wipe

All but the early versions of mobile device OS for smartphones and tablets, such as Android and iOS, provide ___ .

full device encryption

With the release of Android Nougat, full device encryption is being deprecated in favor of ___ .

file-level encryption

Apps are installable programs that extend the __ of the mobile device.

functionality

Apps are supposed to run in a __ and have only the privileges granted by the user.

sandbox

Devices default to using __ if it is available.

Wi-Fi

A device can be put into __ to comply with restrictions, which disables all wireless features.

"airplane mode"

The __ server will either be an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) or a Post Office Protocol (POP) server.

incoming mail

The __ server will be a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.

outgoing mail

Mobile device __ refers to copying data back and forth between a PC and phone or tablet.

synchronization

Android-based phones use standard USB ports and allow drag and drop or copy and paste for file transfer with a Windows PC using the or .

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)