MOBILE COMPUTING
Jitendra Patel
ROLL NO :- 38
TY MSC(CA & IT)
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What is mobile computing?
According to a dictionary:
Mobile:
Able to move freely
Computing:
The activity of using a
computer
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Mobile Computing
Desktop Laptop
Mobile
Computing?
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Mobile Computing
• Able to communicate (or to access
information)
anytime, and anywhere
Wireless
Access
Portable Data Server,
Network Other
Devices
People, etc.
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Portable Devices
PDA Laptop
• simple graphical displays • fully functional
• character recognition
• standard applications
• simplified WWW
Mobile phones Palmtop
• voice, data • tiny keyboard
• simple versions
• simple text displays
of standard applications
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Advantages and Limitations
• Limited battery life
Communicate • Screen display
wherever you are • Slow mobile
Access and change Internet connection
electronic information • Wireless Internet
Access Internet coverage may not
through wireless exist
network • More costly
• Less rugged
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Paging Devices
Inexpensive
Lightweight
Different kinds
Numeric
Voice
Alphanumeric
Two-way pagers (transmitter)
Radio devices
Translate radio waves into digital signals
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Cellular Phone Features
Auto-redial
Call timers
Voice mail
Internet access
Microbrowser
Wireless Markup Language
Text messaging
SMS (Short Message Service)
MMS (Multimedia Message Service)
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Cell Phones Have the Same
Components as a Computer!
Processor (CPU)
Internal memory up to 750 KB
Store contact data, images,
ring tones
Operating system
Symbian OS
Input, Output devices
Microphone, keypad,
camera 9
MP3 Players for Storing Music
Digital files (bits)
Varying storage space
Memory chips (64 to 256 MB)
Built-in hard drive (up to 40 GB)
Removable flash memory card (64 MB to 1GB)
Store up to 5,000 songs
Additional options:
Images
Video 10
MP3 Player
Ripping
Converting a song from a CD into a digital
MP3 file
Sampling Rate
Transfer Files to MP3 Player
Software
USB 1.0 port
FireWire port
USB 2.0 port
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(PDA)
Personal Digital Assistants
• Small, smaller, smallest
• View, store and transmit data from a handheld
device
• New applications
• Mix of personal and business data
• Less personal
– Access and store corporate data
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PDAs Have the Same Components
as a Computer!
Palm computers or Handhelds
Processor (CPU)
Operating system
Palm OS
Pocket PC (Windows CE)
Storage
Input devices
Output devices
Ports 13
PDA Hardware
Stylus for input Flash memory
Keyboard Eg. Memory Stick,
Integrated CompactFlash
Folding card
Processor LCD screens
Grayscale
Speeds vary Color
Internal memory
Digital cameras
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Tablet PCs
Portable and lightweight
Advanced handwriting recognition
Pressure sensitive screen
Digital pen, digital ink
Draw images and enter text
Speech recognition
Speech can be converted into text
or commands
Removable keyboard
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How about wireless networks?
Wireless users
access the
Sh
are network by
Ch
an d means of a
ne shared channel
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Base Access
Station capacity is
inherently
limited.
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Laptop Computers
Also called “notebooks”
Powerful portable solution
DVD/CD-RW
Larger displays/hard drives
RAM up to 1 GB
Slower processors than
desktops
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Laptop or Desktop?
More costly
Less expandable
Exposed to more hazards,
possibly theft
Great location flexibility
Can add devices using:
FireWire
USB ports
PC cards 18
Number of Subscribers in Hong Kong
Will wireless
Internet take
Fixed Telephone off?
Mobile
Phone
Broadband Internet
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~:References:~
www.mobilecomputing.com
http://anyserver.cityu.edu.hk
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