COMP 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Personal Area Network, Centralisation, Wireless
12 Apr 2016
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Interconnectivity: more different devices can communicate with each other communicate with despite on pc, cell phone or portable game console. Usability: make technology more user-friendly simple & easy intuitive control". Lead to developments: touch-screen, stylus & voice recognition software. Mobile computing: small gadgets & devices that allow you to work, play & connect to internet anywhere. ultra-portable devices on which you can write". 2 aspects of internet with probable increased growth: bandwidth & accessibility. Lsn (large scale networking) program (created by u. s. government) faster networking and wireless technologies. Internet2: concerned with transmission technology (files & info transferred at faster rates) Address lack of bandwidth on internet. offers high-speed connections (~ 10 gigabits/s) Evolution of web-based applications (e-mail, blogs, wikis, mmogs) Graphics improve interactivity will change to more elaborate interfaces & interactions (3-d & virtual worlds) Internet-enabled homes & environments: lives more dependent on being connected to internet.
