Sri Vidya College of Engineering & Technology question bank (unit 4)

UNIT 4 – TWO MARKS

1. What are the layers of the mobile eco system?

Services, applications, application framework, operating system, platforms,
devices, Aggregators, networks, operators

2. What is platform and mention its categories

A mobile platforms primary duty is to provide access to the devices. 3 categories
are
i. Licensed
ii. Proprietary
iii. Open source

3. What is licensed platforms and mention some examples?

Licensed platforms are sold to device makers for non exclusive distribution on
devices. The licensed platforms are
i. Java micro Edition ( Java ME)
ii. Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless( BREW)
iii. Windows mobile
iv. Limo

4. What is proprietary and mention some examples?

Proprietary platforms are designed and developed by device makers for use on
their devices. They are not available for use by competing device makers. These include
i. Palm
ii. Blackberry
iii. Iphone

5. Mention some operating systems.

i. Symbian
ii. Windows mobile
iii. Palm os
iv. Linux
v. Mac os x
vi. Android

6. List out the application frameworks

i. Java
ii. S60
iii. BREW
iv. Flash lite

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v. Windows mobile
vi. Cocoa touch
vii. Android SDK
viii. Web runtimes(WRTs)
ix. Web kit

7. Mention pros and cons of SMS

Pros:
i. they work on any mobile devices nearly instantaneously
ii. they are useful for sending timely alerts to the user
iii. they can be incorporated into any web or mobile applications
iv. they can be simple to setup and manage

cons:

i. they are limited to 160 characters

ii. they provide a limited text based experience
iii. they can be very expensive

8. mention the pros and cons of mobile websites

Pros:
i. they are easy to create maintain and publish
ii. nearly all mobile devices can view mobile web sites
iii. they can use all the same tools and techniques you might already use for desktop
sites

Cons:

i. they can be difficult to support across multiple devices

ii. they offer users a limited experience
iii. they can load pages slowly due to n/w latency

9. mention pros and cons of games

Pros:
i. they provide a simple and easy way to create an immersive experience
ii. they can be ported to multiple devices relatively easily

Cons:

i. they can be costly to develop as an original game title

ii. they cannot easily be ported to the mobile web

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10. What is information architecture?

The structural design of shared information environments. The combination of
organization, labeling, search and navigation system within websites and intranets. The
art and science of shaping information products and experience to support usability and
find ability.

11. List out the types of prototyping.

i. Paper prototyping
ii. Context prototyping
iii. Html prototyping

12. Mention seven principles of web 2.0

i. The web as a platform
ii. Harnessing collective intelligence
iii. Data is the next Intel inside
iv. End of s/w release cycle
v. Light weight programming model
vi. s/w above the level of a single device
vii. rich user experience

13. What are the elements of mobile design?

i. Context
ii. Message
iii. Look and feel
iv. Layout
v. Color
vi. Typography
vii. Graphics

14. What is sub pixels and pixel density?

Sub pixel is a division of each pixel into red, green, blue (RGB) unit at a
microscopic level, enabling a greater level of antialiasing for each font character
or glyph.
The pixel density is determined by dividing the width of display area in pixels by
the width of the display area in inches
Eg: pixel density for 15.4 inch laptop is 110 PPI

15. What is font replacement?

Two most common font replacements are SIFR and CUFON. SIFR uses flash to
replace html text with a flash representation of text.

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Cufon uses javascript and the canvas element draws the glyphs in the browser.
But the devices of course needs to support both javascript and the canvas element

16 MARKS

1. Explain in detail about layers of mobile eco system

• Services,
• applications,
• application framework,
• operating system,
• platforms, devices,
• Aggregators,
• networks,
• operators

2. Explain in detail about types of mobile application

• Widgets,
• application,
• games

3. Explain in detail about the elements and tools of mobile design.

• Context,
• Message,
• Look and feel,
• Layout, Color,
• Typography,
• Graphics

4. Explain in detail about mobile information architecture

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