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3.3 Mobile Digital
Communication
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.
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
Mobile phone
Features
• Email
• Internet
• Contacts
• Telephone calls
• Bluetooth
• Multimedia
• Organisers
• Software applications
Mobile technologies
• WIMAX
• Bluetooth
• Wifi
• 3G
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.
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.
Wifi
• Wireless Fidelity
• Wifi uses radio networks to transmit data
between its users.
Acronyms
• Wifi:
• WIMAX:
Wireless Fidelity
Worldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access
• PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
• GPRS:
General Packet Radio Service
Associated Words
• Broadband
Discussion
What do you think the above symbols stand for?
Complete features for
the following:
GPRS
WIMAX
Bluetooth
3G
Wifi
Activity
Draw up a list of all the features of your mobile
phone.