Lesson 11 - Chapter 4: Configuring Mobile Devices

Question 1

For which OS are there closed-source and open-source apps?

Answer 1

Both Android and iOS

Question 2

What app stores are available for iOS apps?

Answer 2

only Apple Store (Apple is strict)

Question 3

What app stores are available for Android?

Answer 3

Google Play, third-party app stores or markets for apps “For Android”

(no guarantee third-party app stores will work on all Android devices)

Question 4

What is roaming?

Answer 4

when a mobile device has to connect to different carriers’ networks and may incur charges (their carrier doesn’t have service in that area)

Question 5

What does PRL stand for?

Answer 5

Preferred Roaming List

Question 6

Where does your phone get its PRL?

Answer 6

the phone receives preferred roaming list firmware updates from its carrier through its cellular connection

Question 7

What is PRL?

on A+ exam

Answer 7

the Preferred Roaming List is a list of other carrier networks and frequencies it should search for when it can’t locate its own carrier’s network

Question 8

What are baseband updates?

Answer 8

over the air cellular updates

Question 9

What is data roaming?

Answer 9

when mobile devices/tablets use cellular connections that jump between cell towers and providers without obvious notice

(not a big deal if traveling within own country with inexpensive roaming agreements)

Question 10

What happens when you travel to another country with your mobile device? Will it get connection?

Answer 10

Yes, it will connect seamlessly and you may receive a huge bill if another provider is available

Question 11

What should you do if you plan on traveling and need cellular coverage?

Answer 11

Get a plan for traveling

(if you don’t need coverage, turn data roaming off in settings)

Question 12

What does S/MIME standard stand for?

Answer 12

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions standard

(used to set up digital signature settings for email and contacts)

Question 13

Do some providers place data caps on amount of data transferred when synchronizing?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

What types of data are typically synced? (4)

Answer 14

mail, photos, calendars, contacts

Question 15

What do iOS devices use to sync Apple devices?

Answer 15

Apple iCloud

Question 16

What do Android devices use to sync devices?

Answer 16

Google’s many services for certain configuration settings (apps, photos, texts, etc)

Question 17

Older versions of iOS needed what to sync?

Answer 17

they needed to sync to a laptop or desktop via iTunes

Question 18

What is Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)?

Answer 18

a Microsoft protocol used to synchronize Microsoft Exchange email, contacts, and calendars used on both Apple and Android devices

Question 19

What else is Exchange ActiveSync used for? (3)

Answer 19

Set password policies, remotely wipe or lock a mobile device, and control some device settings

Question 20

Before you could only sync contacts to a desktop. Nowadays, what can you sync? (4)

Answer 20

contacts, media files, apps, (get) updates/patches

Question 21

What’s an example of an independent personal cloud provider?

Answer 21

DropBox

(phone vendors have iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive)

Question 22

How can Apple phones and iPads sync to a desktop today?

Answer 22

As before, use iTunes (less common today but some people like being in control of a computer where their data is synced to)

Question 23

Does Android have a central syncing desktop application like Apple?

Answer 23

No, Android devices sync over the Internet depending on what Google services you use

(you can also treat your Android device as a thumb drive and drag and drop files on the phone/tablet)

Question 24

What is a mobile hotspot?

Answer 24

a small wireless-router type device that provides cellular data via Wi-Fi

Question 25

Where can you get mobile hotspots?

Answer 25

usually purchased from wireless providers (Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc)

Question 26

A wireless hotspot can provide access for up to how many devices at at time?

Answer 26

5-10 devices

Question 27

What’s the difference between tethering and a mobile hotspot?

Answer 27

Definition depends on who you ask.

A mobile hotspot is a device provided by a carrier, but a smartphone becomes a mobile hotspot when it shares its Internet with others. Tethering connects a single device with Internet with a single device without Internet but the terms are interchangeable.