1 - Introduction To Mobile Computing
1 - Introduction To Mobile Computing
Introduction to Mobile
Computing
Fall 2017
• Books
- Programming Mobile Devices: An Introduction for Practitioners
by TommiMikkonen, Wiley; 1st Edition (March 19, 2007). ISBN-
10: 0470057386.
- Professional Mobile Application Development by Jeff
McWherter& Scott Gowell, Wrox; 1st Edition (September 4,
2012). ISBN-10: 1118203909
• Web
- Lecture slides and Assignments can be downloaded and
submitted at google group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mcuos
- Find out and put your request to join ASAP
Introduction
• Systems are
• small size
• mobile nature of their use
• wireless network connectivity
• power sources
• functionalities that are particularly suited
A Brief History of Mobile Computing
Wireless Mobile or Mobile Wireless?
• Dimensions of mobility:
• The set of properties that distinguishes the mobile
computing system from stationary computing system
Dimensions of Mobile Computing
• Location awareness
• Network connectivity quality of service (QOS)
• Limited device capabilities
• Limited power supply
• Support for a wide variety of user interfaces
• Platform proliferation
• Active transactions
Dimensions of Mobile Computing
Location