Handhelp computing.

1. What are MID and UMPC devices? How do they differ. List atleast three examples of both types of devices & include images

UMPC

• Business-class device for enterprise users
• Runs a "heavy" OS like Vista
• Optimized for office-use applications like Excel, Word, etc.

MID
Consumer-class lifestyle device

• Runs a 'lightweight" OS with quick startup like Linux
• Optimized for things like media playback and web surfing
• In 2009 (or so) Moorestown-based devices will be classed as MIDs only

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4. Of the three handheld devices - Notebook, netbook & Ipad – which one would suit your needs and why?

If i could chose to have one of the following decives i would chose to have the ipad because it is the most recent invension that has come out. I would also benifit this to my need  because it is very fast, has good storage place, has internet, music, camera and heaps more fasinating investions in the ipad. I would aslo like this because it is very light and attractive.

5. If I was looking for a UMPC device with a screen size of 10 in or less, which would you recommend? Justify your choice.

If you had asked for my help in chosing the right UMPC decive i would say to go with the size of 10 because the bigger the better. However it might cost you abit more money than any other smaller device.

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Bites And Bytes

1. What is a Digit

A digit is a single place that can hold numerical values between 0 and 9. Digits are normally combined together in groups to create larger numbers

2. “normal” counting numbers used in everyday life a based on what sequence of numbers?

The neat thing about number systems is that there is nothing that forces you to have 10 different values in a digit. Our base-10 number system likely grew up because we have 10 fingers, but if we happened to evolve to have eight fingers instead, we would probably have a base-8 number system.

3.  Where does the word bit originate from?

The word bit is a shortening of the words "Binary digIT

4. Binary numbers don’t use base 10. What base do they use? What digits are available in base 2?

Our base-10 number system likely grew up because we have 10 fingers, but if we happened to evolve  to have eight fingers instead, we would probably have a base-8 number system.

The CPU quiz

1.       What is the function of the CPU?

CPU or central processing unit  is a complete computation engine that is fabricated on a single chip.

2.       What was the name of the first CPU?

The first microprocessor to make it into a home computer was the Intel 8080

3.       Referring to the graph on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.

 All of these microprocessors are made by Intel and all of them are improvements on the basic design of the 8088. The Pentium 4 can execute any piece of code that ran on the original 8088, but it does it about 5,000 times faster!

4.       What does MIPS measure?

MIPS stands for "millions of instructions per second" and is a rough measure of the performance of a CPU

5.       Research (Google it) what is a dual core processor, what is multitasking and how do the two work together.

A dual core processor is a CPU with two separate cores on the same die, each with its own cache. It's the equivalent of getting two  microprocessors in one.

broadband

Broadband

What is broadband? "-
 Broadband", is a high data rate connection to the Internet— typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56 kbit/s modem.

Outline the methods of delivery of broadband (wireless, cable, ADSL and fibre)? Identify the speed of each method.

Wireless- wireless isn’t the faster internet access out there, however it all depends on how much internet usage that you would like to pay for in one month.

Cable- cable is faster that wireless seeing that it has a cable connecting for your mortem to your computer to speed up your internet usage.

ADSL- ADSL is the fastes internet access that you could possibly get. Although it’s the most affiant and fasters it costs allot more than an average internet would cost.

Advantages/disadvantages of the above.

All of the broadband access is easy to use and very quick, however that both costs allot of money to run.

Cost of each broadband

Wireless- $100

Cable- $80

ADSL- $250

Fibre- $90

The World Of Multimedia

The world of multimedia

1.    Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life, list as many examples as you can.

The places that I mostly use multimedia will be, at home. I think that I use the most multimedia there because at home I have access to the internet, internet on my phone (connected from the house wifi), my Mobil phone (calling and messaging purposes), the televising. Although you do not have to use all of the above at home, these can be used in several different places. For example  

·         McDonalds has free internet access, that meaning you could connect the internet for you phone, laptop, iPod, ipads etc through the McDonalds account for free.

·         Outdoor, internet access can be used out-doors just depending on how much reception that you have available.

·         At home

·         Shops ( some shops will have a television in there store with some shows playing)

·         Restaurants ( radio and music )

2.    What multimedia device or service would you find it hardest to be without? Discuss.

The multimedia device that I would find it hard to live without would most likely have to be my laptop. I chose my laptop because it is very convenient for me to use, it doesn’t weight allot, it is quick and easy and I get all my work and assignments that is needed to be done on it. It also has a big storage place that meaning I can be able to download, movies, shows, music, and pictures, and still have quite a fair bit of storage space left.

3.      The video on the future directions (third video), has already to some extent come true. What media technologies displayed in this video are commonly used?

(Video did not let me view it)

4.      Do you see any disadvantages/advantages to the use of such multimedia technology?

No, I think that the use of this much technology could be good for the world seeing that it gives the world and the people in it something to look forward to and to be excited about. However some disadvantages of using this much multimedia could take up allot of electricity costing people to pay a fair bit of money.