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Mobile computing allows for computing away from the desktop and at the edge of networks through internet-enabled devices. It frees formerly desk-bound workers to access and retrieve information on the move. While early mobile computing faced constraints of wireless connectivity and limited device resources, the field has grown rapidly, with pioneering industries adopting mobile solutions to improve efficiency. The future of mobile computing is promising, but developments must balance benefits with impacts to society.

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Mobile Computing PP

Mobile computing allows for computing away from the desktop and at the edge of networks through internet-enabled devices. It frees formerly desk-bound workers to access and retrieve information on the move. While early mobile computing faced constraints of wireless connectivity and limited device resources, the field has grown rapidly, with pioneering industries adopting mobile solutions to improve efficiency. The future of mobile computing is promising, but developments must balance benefits with impacts to society.

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“MOBILE COMPUTING”

By
ANKIT OSWAL
Department Of Information Technology
INDEX
 Introduction
 What is mobile computer
 How it is mobile computer
 Requirements
 Applications
 Option for connectivity
 Extreme of mobile computer
 Advantages & Disadvantages
 Portability
 Future
 Explosion of mobile computing devices
 Conclusion
“On the Edge - Mobilize Your Service”

• Mobile Computing Platforms are moving computing away from the


desktop and towards the "Edge" - the terminal nodes of networks where
data transactions are executed from internet-enabled devices.

• With mobile devices, once desk-bound workers are freed. They are
now able to receive and retrieve information while on the move.

• Mobility = any formalism able to describe concurrent, distributed and


dynamically-reconfigurable systems.

• With mobile solutions, companies have more options to restructure their


business processes to achieve greater efficiency.
• Pioneering industries, such as hospitality, medical care, warehousing,
manufacturing automation and utility fields and transportation, have all
benefited from the convenience and efficiency of remote wireless devices,
real-time, on-site logistic support and service, remote control and
monitoring, and immediate data access.
What is mobile computer?

•A computer which you can take with you all


around.
• You can do all the things which can be done
with a desktop computer.

• You should be able to use same software,


which you use on a desktop computer.
Mobile computer - How?

• One possibility is to have a standalone computer capable


of
storing large amount of software and data files.
• processing power to support the required applications.
• Modern day laptop computer are something like this.
Mobile computing requires:

• Wireless new to support outdoor mobility and handoff from


one n/w to the next at a pedes- trian or vehicular speed.

• Traveller in car using laptop connected with a GSM phone -


engaged in mobile computing.

• Ubiquitous computing or pervasive computing refers to access


to computer network all the time at any location by any person.

• Ubiquitous computing can not be realized unless mobile


computing matures.
APPLICATIONS OF MOBILE COMPUTING:

• Credit Card Verification


• Electronic Mail/Paging.

• Stock Information Collation/Control.

• For Estate Agents.


Option for connectivity

• An easy option

• Use cellular mobile phone network to connect to some


Internet Service Provider and hence to internet.
• What you need - cellular phone/ corresponding modem.
• Not a good option for campus wide mobile network.
• dependent on the mobile telephone network operator
• cheaper wireless LAN options available
Other extreme of mobile computer:

• Mobile computing device acts as a terminal


• have wireless connectivity to the network
• Whatever command or application you run is executed on a
remote server.
• Mobile computing device acts as remote terminal.
Advantages of this extreme:

• Very small, compact and light weight mobile computer.

• Providing wider reach.

• Reducing time.
• Higher reliability of data - theft of standalone computer means
everything is lost. But here all information is stored on some static
server.

• Less power consumption and large battery life - this


may not be true, if radio communication requires more
power than to power up all necessary devices for a
standalone computer on average basis.
Disadvantages of this extreme:

• Technology constraints of mobile devices (memory, processing


power, display capabilities, input methods)

• Limited roll out of higher bandwidth mobile networks and devices (i.e.
3g networks and wireless broadband networks are predominantly located
in cities)

• Small screens of most devices still limit types of file and data transfer
(i.e. streaming videos, etc.)

• User interface is often difficult to learn how to use


limited bandwidth.
Portability:

• Minimize power consumption - larger battery life,


smaller battery size - lesser weight

• Smaller user interface - handwriting, voice recognition,


pens, virtual reality screens.

• Small storage capacity - Compressed file systems


The field of mobile data communications, rapidly improves and, as
shown above, trends are very much towards ubiquitous or mobile
computing.
The future of Mobile Computing is very promising indeed, although
technology may go too far, causing detriment to society.
Explosion of mobile computing devices per year:
Summary

Mobile computing systems have different constraints and


hence different solutions. Main challenges are due to:

Wireless - unreliable.

Mobility - dynamism of information.

Portability - limited resources


Thank You!

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