CPT 101 Concepts Exam III Chp 8
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Digital Convergence - ✔️✔️the use of a single unifying device to handle media, Internet,
entertainment and telephony needs
Example: Evolution of smartphones
Digital Living Network Allowance (dlna.org) - ✔️✔️organization working to standardize different
kinds of appliances and network devices used in our homes
Telephony - ✔️✔️the use of equipment to provide voice communications over a distance
Cellular Phones - ✔️✔️all phones that use mobile, cellular technology
Feature Phones - ✔️✔️inexpensive phones that have modest processors, simpler interfaces and no
touch screen
Smartphone components - ✔️✔️LED display, CPU, Memory, Camera module, Audio interface,
Battery, and Touch screen controller
What kind of processor is inside a smartphone? - ✔️✔️Popular processors are Qualcomm
Snapdragon and Apple A5
Smartphone Operating Systems - ✔️✔️Android OS, iOS for Apple, and Windows 8, required to
translate the user's commands into instructions for the processor
What does the memory inside a smartphone do? - ✔️✔️Phones memory stores all of the phones
information and programs. The OS is stored in read only memory (ROM)
How to get additional memory on smartphone? - ✔️✔️micro SD flash cards
Primary Input Devices for Smartphone - ✔️✔️microphone and touch pad
Blackberry offers built in keyboard
Output Devices for Smartphone - ✔️✔️speaker and built in liquid crystal display (LCD)
Cellular Network - ✔️✔️a set of connected cells makes up a cellular network
Base Transceiver Station - ✔️✔️large communications tower with antennas, amplifiers, receivers
and transmitted
Mobile Switching Center - ✔️✔️A telecommunications company builds its network by
constructing a series of cells that overlap in an attempt to guarantee that its customers have more
coverage
analog to digital converter chip - ✔️✔️converts your voices sound waves into digital signals
How do cell phones use digital signals? - ✔️✔️1) analog to digital converter chip converts
2) digital data is compressed using digital signal processor
3) the digital data is transmitted as a radio wave to the destination phone
Digital Signal Processor - ✔️✔️chip included in the cell phone that handles all the compression
work
Synchronizing - ✔️✔️the process of updating your data so your to do lists, schedules and other
files on your cell phone or computer are the same
What are two ways to transfer information from your cell phone to your computer? - ✔️✔️Wired
(SD card or USB cable)
or wireless (Google sync or Amazon Kindle)
Bluetooth - ✔️✔️technology that uses radio waves to transmit data signals over distances up to
300 feet
Bluetooth 4 is the newest on the market
SMS - ✔️✔️short messaging service, lets you send 160 characters over a cellular network. Uses
cell phone network to transmit data
MMS - ✔️✔️multimedia message lets you send messages that include text, sound, images, and
video clips
How do smartphones connect to the internet? - ✔️✔️1) using a wifi network offering faster data
transfer speed
2) using a cellular phone system (3g or 4G connection)
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