Study Guide
This list of terms has been constructed as an aid to the study of Quiz 1 of CS199. A good understanding of the meaning of these terms is essential for success on this examination. Both the video lectures and the textbook reading assignments should be consulted in reviewing the meaning of these terms.
The quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions. Focus on learning the basic concepts.
- Mobility trends
- Definition of smart phones
- PDAs
- First, second, third and fourth generation cellular technology
- Definition of system software
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Satellite communications
- CDMA
- GSM
- WiMax
- IP Network
- Unlicensed Bluetooth
- Advantages and disadvantages of spread spectrum
- QWERTY
- RAM resident operating system
- Symbian
- Palm-based operating system
- Linux
- .NET framework
- Windows Mobile
- Unix
- Qualcomm
- smart phone chip families
- smart phone power management
- mobile processor performance units
- RISC
- System on a chip technology
- Smart phone displays
- small form factor hard drives
- flash as expanded storage