Mobile Computing in Society - Kansas State University

Mobile Computing in Society Jared Sutherland CIS 497 http://cis.ksu.edu/~jms9993 Overview What What What What

is Mobile Computing? are the advantages? are the disadvantages? is in store for the future? What is Mobile Computing? Mobile Computing: - ability to use technology to wirelessly connect to and use centrally located information and/or application software through the application of small,

portable, and wireless computing and communication devices Examples of Mobile Computing Laptop Cell Phone PDA GPS IPOD Mobile Computing in

Society What the advantages are - Laptops - Cell Phones - PDA - GPS Navigation What the disadvantages are - Security

- Cell Phones - Navigation Advantages Laptops

Information on-the-go Education Wireless Office Cell Phones Economical Safer Way to Travel Not having to find a pay phone other way to communicate when away from your land line

Number of Cell Phones in US 93 -02 Advantages PDA Medical -Less Error (drug interactions, double dose) -Medical -Handwritten records thing of the past -Real Time Charts for Doctors and Nurses

Windows Operating System / Apps -Spread Sheet, Word Processor -Media Player Advantages GPS - OnStar

Locate stolen vehicles Emergency situations like locked keys in car Service is available to approximately 1 million cars on the road Disadvantages Cell Phones - Unsafe Driving - Lack of Etiquette

Security - Rogue Wireless Networks Personal Theft WEP easy to crack Bluetooth Hacks GPS Navigation

- Vehicle Tracking for Companies WEP Cracking Video WEP Cracking Video Future of Mobile Computing Devices will integrate each others technology Examples: -PDA Cell Phone

-Cell Phones working with WLANs -Cell Phones with MP3 players Wired devices thing of the past Land lines Questions? Thank You