Exam 7: Mobile Computing and Commerce

One innovative payment systems uses an iPhone app called __________,in which two individuals can transfer money to each other simply by tapping their phones together.

Companies need to develop Web sites and apps specifically for mobile OSs because consumers expect to access Web sites from their smartphones and other devices and are frustrated by companies that do not support their devices.

The mobile computing and commerce environment relies on two basic approaches to Internet connectivity: short range wireless technologies such as 3G and longer range telecommunications technologies such as 4G.

Ways in which the use of mobile devices in inventory management improves business performance include all of the following except:

A __________ is a wireless system that uses satellites to determine where the device is located anywhere on the earth.

Why are leading organizations developing marketing and sales strategies built on connecting with their customers via mobile devices?

__________ is generally defined as carrying out banking transactions and other related activities via mobile devices.

Several mining companies in Europe installed hundreds of Wi-Fi hotspots in their coal mines.Information from drills and trucks is transmitted wirelessly to the control center,which increases both productivity and safety.

Characteristics of NextBus include all of the following except:

The __________ continues to be a leader in making digital music,movies and podcasts available to consumers for a fee.

According to the Daiwa Institute of Research,__________ account(s)for most of the purchases that are done on mobile phones,if the users are on flat-fee-based service.

GPS is supported by __________ U.S.government satellites,plus three backup satellites,that are shared worldwide.

Which is not one of the three dominant PC operating systems (OSs)?

In Japan,wireless shopping is popular with busy single parents,executives,and teenagers,who are doing __________ percent of their e-commerce shopping from cell phones.

Characteristics of voice portals include each of the following except:

A global positioning system (GPS)is a wireless system that uses __________ to determine where the GPS device is located anywhere on the earth.

Data acquired by a GPS is inserted into a digital map,which is known as a __________,to identify a specific place or address.

For the 2010 census,the U.S.the government allocated $3 billion for handhelds to improve the interviewer's performance in the field.What was the result?

__________ is a mobile banking security risk because by duplicating the Electronic Serial Number (ESM)of one phone and using it in second phone,any calls or transactions are billed to the original phone.

Why did Ericsson,Motorola,Nokia,and Siemens establish the Mobile Games Interoperability Forum (MGIF)that defined a range of technical standards?