1.4 Compare and contrast characteristics of various types of other mobile devices.

Question 1

___ are one of the most popular categories of mobile devices today. And they’re usually running an operating system such as iOS or Android. They’re usually about 7 inches diagonal or larger.

Answer 1

Tablets

Question 2

What are some strenghts of tablets?

Answer 2

Good at taking pictures,
good media playback and control,
good at mobile games.

Question 3

A 3.5 inch to about 6 inch diagonal device, instant messaging, gps…

Answer 3

smartphone

Question 4

With ___ devices, we’re completely removing the real world, input from real world affects virtual world.

Answer 4

virtual reality

Question 5

If you wanted to combine the virtual world and the real world, you would have ___.

Answer 5

augmented reality

Question 6

___ is a mobile device that is specifically created to read books.

Answer 6

e-reader

Question 7

Instead of using a color LCD screen, e-readers use a technology called ___. This is a black and white screen that is designed to perform extremely well in direct light.

Answer 7

electronic paper

Question 8

E-readers almost exclusively use ___.

Answer 8

Wireless connectivity;

they may be downloading and updating book information from a Wi-Fi network or a cellular network.

Question 9

___ requires that you have a view of the sky so that it’s able to receive signals from satellites.

Answer 9

GPS

Question 10

Two wearable mobile devices include:

Answer 10

fitness monitor

smart watch