Chapter 18 - Mobile Devices Flashcards
tell me the two most prolific mobile operating systems in the world
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google’s android
apple’s iOS
tell me two categories for source code
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proprietary
open source
Google Play is a combination of what two applications?
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Android Market and Google Music
tell me the devices used in the two methods of detecting device orientation
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accelerometer - forward back left right up down
gyroscope - roll, pitch, yaw
tell me the two technologies used for positioning and geolocation
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magnetometer
global positioning system
tell me three types of touchscreens
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resistive
capacitive
combination
what does SSID stand for in your WiFi connectivity?
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service set identifier
in the iOS, if you are running an app and hit the home screen button, what will happen the next time you go to that same app?
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it’ll bring you to the same screen you left off at the last time you were using that app
tapping successive back buttons is called what?
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backing out of the app
which IEEE standard defines WPANs that use Bluetooth for data-link transport?
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802.15
true/false: in general, connecting one mobile device to another requires that both of them have Bluetooth enabled with one set to discoverable while the other one searches for it.
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true
tell me 3 email accounts
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microsoft exchange
gmail
yahoo
say that you are pairing an android device with a macbook pro. which folder is the one accessed by actions that mention “uploading” and “downloading”?
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PUBLIC
which folder in your macbook pro is set as the folder accessed by actions along the lines of “send via bluetooth”?
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the DOWNLOADS folder
what’s the default port for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol?
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TCP 25
default port for Post Office Protocol?
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TCP 110
default port for Internet Message Access Protocol?
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TCP 143
of the 3 email protocols mentioned (SMTP, POP, IMAP), which ones are for sending, which ones are for receiving?
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SMTP - sending
POP and IMAP - receiving
HTTPS runs on what port?
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443
tell me the secure mail port for SMTP with SSL
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465
tell me the secure mail port for SMTP with TLS
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587
tell me the secure mail port for IMAP with SSL/TLS
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993
tell me the secure mail port for POP with SSL/TLS
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995
the server name is smtp.gmail.com. what is the service, direction, and protocol of the email?
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Gmail
outbound
SMTP with SSL or TLS
the server name is smtp.live.com. what is the service, direction, and protocol of the email?
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Live (no IMAP)
outbound
SMTP with SSL (port 25) or TLS
the server name is smtp.mail.yahoo.com. what is the service, direction, and protocol of the email?
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Yahoo
outbound
SMTP with SSL
what is Microsoft Exchange?
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proprietary client-server messaging platform from Microsoft
what does OWA stand for?
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Outlook Web App
what does Exchange need to complete a manual configuration?
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the server name
which user is more likely to need a passcode: someone who takes their phone with them all the time or someone who leaves it at the house as a home computing device?
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someone who takes it with them all the time
say that your iPhone disappears or falls into the wrong hands. what is the app that allows you to remotely lock the device or wipe it clean?
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Find My iPhone
you are using the Find My iPhone app on another device in order to find yours. you have three options for how to view the location of your device, assuming its on and connected to the internet. tell me what they are.
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2 dimensional
satellite
hybrid
what is the app on Android that does the same thing as Find My iPhone?
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Lookout
Lookout has three sections from the Dashboard. tell me what they are.
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security
backup
missing device
tell me 3 things Lookout does for you
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- automatically scans every app you install
- performs a full scan of all the apps on your device every week
- downloads the latest definitions regularly
what’s the Android app designed exclusively for the purpose of backing up your data?
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MyBackup Pro
true/false: Apple iOS devices automatically back themselves up to the computer running iTunes that they sync with.
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true
for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, how do you check for the most important updates?
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settings, general, software update
for the Android, how do you check for updates?
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menu, settings, system updates
what is a PRL?
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preferred roaming list
two popular solutions when a larger screen and more convenient controls are desired
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laptops/netbooks
tablets
true/false: Apple has made its latest devices easy to service and repair.
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false. special tool needed to open it and no pipeline of parts for consumers
what does multi-touch mean?
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when a screen is capable of detecting more than one contact point
Microsoft Surface. what is it now called?
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Samsung SUR40
HTC created an early touchscreen software interface. what was it called?
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TouchFLO
what’s the most popular solution for dealing with the extra durability required from a mobile device hard disk?
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use a solid state drive. no moving parts, cooler temperature, and requires less power
what does synchronization mean for mobile devices?
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the act of mirroring all unique changes and additions from each device to the other
what two things need to be in place in order for you to sync your iOS by using WiFi?
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iOS device must be running iOS version 5 or higher
computer it syncs with must run iTunes 10.5 or higher
according to the book, can you get a utility for the Android that is on par with Apple’s iTunes?
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no, you cannot
which versions of windows support iTunes?
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XP SP2, all of Vista, all of 7
tell me Macintosh software requirements for iTunes
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Mac OS X version 10.5.8
Safari 4.0.3
200 MB of available disk space
