Deck 25: Understanding Mobile Devices

Question 1

Generally, mobile devices have two types of radios: _______________.

A)802.11 and Bluetooth
B)Satellite and Bluetooth
C)802.11 and Satellite
D)802.A and 803.B

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A(n) ______________ number can be used to unlock a phone.

A)IMEI
B)IMSI
C)ICCID
D)SSID

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is the screen size for most phablets today?

A)5.5 to 6.5 inches
B)7.5 to 10.5 inches
C)9.5 to 11.5 inches
D)12.5 inches

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is the screen size for a typical tablet?

A)3 to 5 inches
B)5.5 to 6.5 inches
C)7 to 12 inches
D)8 to 13 inches

Question 5

What type of screen technology do the less expensive portable devices and desktop monitors use?

A)Twisted nematic (TN)
B)Checkerboard backlit (CB)
C)In-Plane Switching (IPS)
D)Organic light-emitting diode (OLED)

Question 6

What is the screen size for a typical smartphone?

A)Three inches
B)Four inches
C)Five inches
D)Six inches

Question 7

Users rely on _______________ to conveniently find things near them, such as stores and restaurants, or to determine when your Uber driver will show up.

A)single sign-on
B)digitizers
C)airplane mode
D)location services

Question 8

Mobile devices connect to the outside world through the cellular networks or through various _______________ Wi-Fi standards.

A)802.10
B)802.11
C)803.10
D)803.11

Question 9

The stereotypical e-reader uses a low-power _______________ screen technology called e-paper.

A)OLED
B)virtual
C)digitized
D)grayscale

Question 10

Which wearable device is essentially a compact Windows 10 computer with sensors, 3-D display, great sound, and an optimized user interface, all in a single set of glasses?

A)Apple Watch
B)Fitbit Surge
C)HoloLens
D)Google Glass

Question 11

What is the name of Microsoft's virtual assistant?

A)Apple Now
B)Google Now
C)Siri
D)Cortana

Question 12

An SSL-based VPN uses the standard SSL port, _______________.

A)TCP 441
B)TCP 442
C)TCP 443
D)TCP 444

Question 13

What is the name of Apples's virtual assistant?

A)Apple Now
B)Google Now
C)Siri
D)Cortana

Question 14

What type of screen technology does the Apple iPad use?

A)Twisted nematic (TN)
B)Checkerboard backlit (CB)
C)In-Plane Switching (IPS)
D)Organic light-emitting diode (OLED)

Question 15

Swiping and pinching are graphical user interface (GUI) _____________.

A)samples
B)gestures
C)tokens
D)location services

Question 16

Which identifier is a number that is tied to the user's account with the carrier and is included with a mobile device's SIM?

A)EMI
B)IMSI
C)SSID
D)ICCID

Question 17

Which identifier represents the unique 15-digit number of a mobile device?

A)IMEI
B)IMSI
C)SSID
D)ICCID

Question 18

What was one of the earliest types of mobile devices?

A)The phablet
B)The personal digital assistant (PDA)
C)The miniframe computer
D)The tablet

Question 19

The _______________ is a priority-ordered list of the other carrier networks and frequencies it should search for when it cannot locate its home carrier's network.

A)Preferred Release List (PRL)
B)Product Roaming Instruction (PRI)
C)Preferred Roaming List (PRL)
D)Product Release Instruction (PRI)

Question 20

The _______________ feature enables smartphones to receive broadcasts from national emergency broadcast systems, such as the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in the United States.

A)emergency notification
B)airplane mode
C)geotracking
D)virtual assistant

Question 21

The term _______________ refers to mobile operating systems tracking and in many cases recording your location for an extended amount of time.

Question 22

All mobile OSs have a(n) _______________, meaning you interact with them by accessing icons on the screen.

Question 23

POP3 uses TCP port _______________.

A)25
B)55
C)110
D)143

Question 24

A(n) _______________ is a device designed for reading electronic books (e-books).

Question 25

What is a Microsoft protocol used to synchronize Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts, and calendars that has become widely used across a range of mobile OS platforms and hardware vendors, including Apple and Android devices?

A)Single sign-on (SSO)
B)Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)
C)Near Field Communication (NFC)
D)S/MIME

Question 26

Infrared Data Association (IrDA) requires _______________, meaning that devices have to be directly facing each other, requires very short distances (sometimes inches) between devices, and has very slow data rates.

A)Near Field Communication (NFC)
B)Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)
C)line of sight
D)geotracking

Question 27

Secure IMAP4 uses TCP port _______________.

A)110
B)143
C)993
D)995

Question 28

You can think of a product as _______________ source if its maker releases the instructions for making it.

Question 29

_______________ straddle the line between tablets and smartphones, providing all the features of a smartphone with the expansive vistas of a huge screen.

Question 30

Secure SMTP uses TCP port _______________.

A)110
B)465
C)993
D)995

Question 31

A(n) _______________ refers to the component that provides the "touch" part of a touch screen.

Question 32

Some small devices, like the better smartphones, use a technology known as _______________ that lights the screen with an organic compound.

Question 33

The most common way to connect to a Wi-Fi network is through the _______________ app.

A)Configuration
B)Settings
C)General
D)Mode

Question 34

iOS apps are almost exclusively purchased, installed, and updated through Apple's _______________ Store.

Question 35

Apple's closed-source mobile operating system, _______________, runs on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Question 36

We sometimes apply the terms _______________ or vendor-specific to a closed source product or technology, most often when we are trying to highlight something that does not use common, open standards.

Question 37

SMTP uses TCP port _______________.

A)25
B)55
C)110
D)143

Question 38

What term refers to the process of using an active authenticated session to log in to other accounts such as Google, Apple ID, Facebook, and Twitter?

A)S/MIME
B)Near Field Communication (NFC)
C)Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)
D)single sign-on (SSO)

Question 39

IMAP4 uses TCP port _______________.

A)25
B)55
C)110
D)143

Question 40

Which standard is used to configure digital signature settings for e-mail and contacts from the corporate address book, depending on how the corporate e-mail server is set up?

A)SMTP
B)S/MIME
C)Exchange
D)DNS

Question 41

The _______________ is a priority-ordered list of the other carrier networks and frequencies it should search for when it cannot locate its home carrier's network.

Question 42

_______________ is the capability to make both audio and video calls over Wi-Fi networks.

Question 43

Most mobile devices include a(n) _______________ to measure movement in space.

Question 44

_______________ mode is simply a switch (either an actual hardware switch located on the mobile device or a software switch that can be located in the device's configuration settings) that turns off all cellular and wireless services, including Bluetooth

Question 45

Secure POP3 uses TCP port _______________.

Question 46

IMEI numbers are unique to devices using the _______________ family of technologies, including its present-day descendants: 4G LTE and LTE-Advanced.

Question 47

After you connect to a network successfully, all mobile devices store that network access information automatically, creating a(n) _______________ for the network based on its SSID.

Question 48

A(n) _______________ is a wonder of miniaturization combining a CPU, GPU, and sundry other support logic onto a single silicon die, saving a lot of space and power in the process.

Question 49

Most mobile operating systems come with some sort of _______________ or application development kit that you can use to create custom apps or add features to existing apps on the device.

Question 50

Android-based devices assume you will have a(n) _______________ account as your primary account.

Question 51

When a mobile device connects to different carriers' networks, we say it is _______________.

Question 52

A(n) _______________ gesture is used to zoom in or out on a mobile device.

Question 53

Android offers a GUI experience by employing programs called _______________ that enable users to customize their Android device extensively.

Question 54

_______________ assistants on the latest smartphones and tablets enable quick, vocal interaction to accomplish common goals.

Question 55

The _______________ is a package file containing the assets compiled from an Android app's code that is then used to install the app on an Android device.

Question 56

The IMEI number can be used to identify a specific mobile device and even to _______________ that device from accessing the carrier's network.

Question 57

By default, mobile devices that use cellular networks for Internet connectivity use _______________, meaning they will jump from cell tower to cell tower and from your provider to another provider without obvious notice.

Question 58

Most mobile devices include a(n) _______________ to maintain proper orientation of up and down.

Question 59

CDMA devices may receive _______________ updates, which modify a host of complex device settings.

Question 60

A(n) _______________ gesture is used to navigate between screens on a mobile device.

Question 61

Explain why mobile phone calibration is more of a troubleshooting step than an important feature.

Question 62

Google's virtual assistant program runs on which platforms?

Question 63

Describe the Android operating system open-source platform.

Question 64

To recharge mobile devices, _______________ either plug into a wall outlet and the mobile device, or plug into a computer and the mobile device.

Question 65

Describe the stores where Android apps are available for purchase and download.

Question 66

Describe a personal digital assistant (PDA).

Question 67

_______________ uses chips embedded in mobile devices that create electromagnetic fields when these devices are close to each other.

Question 68

List three features of wearable devices that distinguish them from other mobile devices.

Question 69

Briefly explain what challenge each mobile operating system poses to application developers.

Question 70

What tasks do consumers expect their mobile devices to perform regardless of the operating system?

Question 71

What is the main purpose of a smart watch?

Question 72

With the iPhone 5, Apple introduced its most recent proprietary connector, known as the _______________ connector.

Question 73

Describe the two common forms of fitness trackers.

Question 74

To keep files and data up-to-date, smartphones and tablets can synchronize, or synchronize, with local machines or with cloud-based servers over the _______________.

Question 75

What three operating systems do most smartphones run?

Question 76

What are some modern smartphone camera features?

Question 77

What are common fitness tracker features?

Question 78

_______________ or mini-USB connectors are standard on most Android and Windows devices.

Question 79

Describe Apple's closed-source mobile operating system, iOS, and its model of development.

Question 80

What was one of the big issues with Google Glass?