What is Mobile Computing ?

2018-12-17T08:32:00.000-08:00

Mobile Computing:

This term describes one’s ability to use technology while moving. It requires a wireless network to support outer mobility and handoff from one network to the next network.
In mobile computing, a set of distributed computing systems or service provider, servers participate, connect and synchronize through mobile communication protocol.
In mobile computing both physical and logical computing entities move.

The Physical entities like computers change the locations.
The Logical entities like instances of a running user application move from one location to another.

It is the mobility of physical objects (wireless devices) and virtual objects (data in bits/bytes)
User of mobile computing environment can access data, information and other logical objects from any device in network while moving.
Allows user to perform task from anywhere using computing device in public, corporate and personal information spaces. (*optional point)
Mobile communication is the process of communication on a mobile device. It is also transfer of data to and from handheld devices. (*optional point)