1.7 Mobile Synchronization

Question 1

Explain exactly what Synchronization is.

Answer 1

Synchronization enables mobile devices to keep up to date with a lot of essential information. To keep files and data up to date, smartphones and tablets can
synchronize, or sync, with cloud-based servers over the Internet or with local machines. Types of data include contacts, programs (apps), e-mail, pictures,
music, videos, calendar information, bookmarks, documents, location data, social media data, e-books, and passwords.

Question 2

Explain Synchronization to the automobile.

Answer 2

Synchronizing to the automobile enables voice-activated contact calling, among other things, and often hooks up with a car’s navigation system to help you get from point A to point B.

Question 3

What does EAS stand for?

Answer 3

EAS = Exchange ActiveSync

Question 4

Explain what EAS is used for.

Answer 4

Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) is a Microsoft protocol used to synchronize Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts, and calendars that has become widely
used across a range of mobile OS platforms and hardware vendors, including Apple and Android devices.

Question 5

Explain what “mutual authentication for multiple services (SSO)” means.

Answer 5

A properly coded application on a modern mobile device can enable you to log in with one of the other accounts you’re probably already logged into, such as Google, Apple ID, Facebook, Twitter, etc. The process for using your active authenticated session with one of these common services to sign you into other services is called single sign-on (SSO).