CIS 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 85: Digital Signal Processor, Mpeg-4, Radio Wave

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Things we can use to connect to the internet but that are also easily transportable. This is why it is important to update your phone"s operating system to help prevent hackers. Tablets and netbooks are another form of mobile device. Basically, mini computers that are larger than your phone but smaller than a regular laptop or desktop. Major drawback much like phones is the screen size. Anything that is digital in nature that we use on our computers and mobile devices. Mobile computing is a generic term describing one"s ability to use technology while moving, as opposed to portable computers, which are only practical for use while deployed in a stationary configuration. When you speak into a cellphone, the sound enters the microphone as a sound wave. Analog sound waves are digitized, an analog-to-digital converter chip converts your voice"s sound waves into digital signals.