3.3 Mobile Digital Communication

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3.3 Mobile Digital Communication
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Overview

• Demonstrate and apply the knowledge and
  understanding of the increasing use of mobile
  communication devices including laptops, PDAs,
  mobile phones and the technologies which support
  them WIMAX, Bluetooth, Wi Fi.
• Evaluate the technologies which support mobile
  communication including GPRS, WIMAX, Bluetooth,
  3G, Wi-Fi.

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PDA

• A mobile device which functions as a personal
  information manager and connects to the Internet
• Features
• Touch screen
• Memory cards
• Wired connectivity
• Wireless connectivity
• Synchronization

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Mobile phone

• Features
• Email
• Internet
• Contacts
• Telephone calls
• Bluetooth
• Multimedia
• Organisers
• Software applications

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Mobile technologies

• WIMAX
• Bluetooth
• Wifi
• 3G

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WIMAX

• Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
• Provides wireless transmission of data using a
  variety of transmission modes.
• If there are a lot of users in the same area then
  performance could degenerate.

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Bluetooth

• Open wireless protocol for exchanging data over
  short distances from fixed and mobile devices.
• Uses short length radio waves.
• Bluejacking is the sending of either a picture or
  a message from one user to an unsuspecting user
  through Bluetooth wireless technology.

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Wifi

• Wireless Fidelity
• Wifi uses radio networks to transmit data between
  its users.

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Acronyms

• Wifi Wireless Fidelity
• WIMAX Worldwide Interoperability for
  Microwave Access
• PDA Personal Digital Assistant
• GPRS General Packet Radio Service

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Associated Words

• Broadband

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Discussion

• What do you think the above symbols stand for?

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Complete features for the following
GPRS WIMAX Bluetooth 3G Wifi



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Activity

• Draw up a list of all the features of your mobile
  phone.