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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
l

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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