Os

Question 1

Mobile OS

Answer 1

• Specifically design to run mobile device
• combine features of Computer OS and other usefull for handheld
• responsible for function and features available
• can use third party app
• Supports various wireless connectivity
• supports hotspots and tethering features that
  allow devices to share their internet connection with other devices.
• generally aren’t as fully
  featured as those made for desktop and laptop computers, and
  they aren’t able to run all of the same software.
  -still can play check calendar

Question 2

OS two categories

Answer 2

1. Open-source
2. Close-source

Question 3

Open-source

Answer 3

• Allows the original code to be installed on device for free
• Google takes a different approach with Android, which is open source.
  This means that mobile device OEMs (original equipment manufacturers)
  can customize the Android source code and customize it to fit their
  devices.

Question 4

Close-source

Answer 4

• prohibits modification; the
  original developer of the software has total control.
• Apple distributes the only devices that natively support iOS, and it takes
  a “walled garden” approach, in which Apple regulates all mobile apps
  and services that can run on the iOS devices.

Question 5

Before purchasing a mobile device

Answer 5

you will want to learn about the
mobile OS to ensure compatibility and support for the mobile
applications you want to use.

Question 6

When you purchase a mobile device

Answer 6

the manufacturer will have
chosen the operating system for that specific device.

Question 7

Why is Android a popular choice?

Answer 7

• Highly Customizable
• Hundreds of Thousands of Apps available via Google Play
• Third-party App installation / Sideloading
• Mobile App Developers prefer Android (a profitable business)
• Some devices are budget-friendly (affordable)
• Users Forum for Technical Support
• Familiarity & Seamless Experience

Question 8

Android

Answer 8

• an operating system developed by Google, based on the
  Linux kernel with a user interface
• uses touch inputs that loosely correspond to
  real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching, and reverse
  pinching to manipulate on-screen objects, and a virtual keyboard
  for text input.
• largest installed base of all operating systems of
  any kind. Android has been the best-selling OS since 2010, and it is
  dominant by any metric.
• is a robot or
  synthetic organism designed
  to look and act like a human

Question 9

Green Computing

Answer 9

• environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and their resources.
• study of designing, engineering, manufacturing, using and
  disposing of computing devices in a way that reduces their environmental impact.