Mobile Devices Flashcards
Hard Drive
SSD(Laptops)
Solid State Drive - Lower temps, no moving parts, no noise, .1ms access time, 5% failure rate, less storage but more money to pay if want more storage.
Hard Drive
HDD(Laptops)
Hard Disk Drive - hot, high power, moving parts, more noise, 5.5 - 3.0 ms, 2-5% failure, more storage, cheaper. Also Non-volitile meaning info retained after power is off
Memory
RAM(Laptops)
Random Access Memory - very fast, volitile which means power is required to maintain the stored info.
DC Jack(Laptops)
Where power comes from motherboard
Batteries(Laptops)
many now are lithium-ion and lithium polymer now.
LCD(Laptops)
Liquid Crystal Display - connects to motherboard via ribbon , light, thin, backlight, bright
OLED(Laptops)
Organic light emitted diodes - cheaper than LED, best black levels, light, diode supplies light.
LED(Laptops)
Light emitting diode - use less power than lcd and thus more efficient, lcd is better than oled if you want more brightness.
Wifi antenna(Laptops)
Located around the screen
Inverters
converts direct current(dc) comes from motherboard too AC. to be used by backlight. cause for flickering or dimming
Tablets
portable, good battery, no high processing, touch screen.
Smartphones
portable, common, good battery, less powerful than a laptop, small screen
Wearable Devices
popular, smart watch, small task/ little processing
Connection Type
USB, Micro USB, Mini USB, USB C, Lighting Cable
Tethering
allows desktop computer or laptop to share the mobile devices internet connection.
NFC
t’s a way to send small amounts of data between devices that are located very close to each other.
Mobile Hotspot
Let people connect to your phone and use your internet connections via 802.11
POP3
Post Office Protocol - store and retrieve emails from a server to the client. Only one device connectivity. original port:110 default port:995. Outlook
IMAP
internet message access protocol - store and retrieve your emails from a server to the client. folder creation, multiple devices can retrieve information. yahoo or google. original port: 143 default port: 993
S/MIME
Secure/multipurpose internet mail extensions - digitally signed and encrypted messages
PRI Update
Product Release Information - contains radio settings, which might be ID numbers, network codes, country codes, and other important information that allows your phone to connect to the right mobile provider’s network.
PRL Update
Preferred Roaming List - connects proper cell phone towers while roaming.
Baseband Updates
update of the “sub os” that manages wireless comm.