Chapter 1 Mobile Computers1
Competencies 1
1��1 An Overview of Mobile Computers 2
1��1��1 Types of Mobile Computers 2
1��1��2 Features of Mobile Computers 4
1��1��3 CPU Architectures of Mobile
Computers 5
1��1��4 Mobile Operating Systems 6
1��1��5 Mobile Apps 8
1��2 Smartphones 9
1��2��1 Functions 9
1��2��2 iPhone 11
1��2��3 Android Phones 14
1��3 Android Operating System 17
1��3��1 The Origin of Android 18
1��3��2 Android User Interface 19
1��3��3 Android Architecture 20
1��3��4 Google Play-Android App
Store 21
Concepts 23
Terms 24
Reading 1 Future Developments for
Smartphones 27
Reading 2 Smartphones and Poor
Sight 27
Reading 3 Android Software
Development Tools 28
Multiple Choice 30
True False Questions 32
Fill in the Blanks 32
Reference 33
Chapter 2 Software
Reengineering 34
Competencies 34
2��1 Software Engineering 35
2��1��1 An Overview of Software
Engineering 35
2��1��2 Software Process Model 36
2��1��3 Phases of Software
Development 40
2��1��4 Methodology of Software
Development 42
2��2 Software Reengineering 42
2��2��1 Origin of Reengineering 43
2��2��2 A Software Reengineering
Model 44
2��2��3 Software Reengineering
Activities 46
2��3 Reverse Engineering 48
2��3��1 What is Reverse Engineering? 49
2��3��2 The Reverse Engineering
Process 49
2��3��3 Reverse Engineering to
Understand Processing 50
2��3��4 Reverse Engineering to
Understand Data 51
2��3��5 Reverse Engineering User
Interfaces 52
Concepts 52
Terms 53
Reading 1 Software 54
Reading 2 Computer Programming 55
Reading 3 Basic Application Software 57
Multiple Choice 58
True False Questions 60
Fill in the Blanks 61
References 61
Chapter 3 Main Memory
Databases 63
Competencies 63
3��1 An Overview of Main Memory
Databases 63
3��1��1 What is a Main Memory
Database? 64
3��1��2 The Differences between Main
Memory Databases and Disk
Resident Databases 64
3��1��3 Features of Main Memory
Databases 65
3��2 The Evolution of Main Memory
Database 65
3��3 The Key Technology of Main Memory
Databases 66
3��3��1 Performance and Data Structure 66
3��3��2 Commit Processing and Backup 68
3��3��3 Recovery and Concurrency 68
Concepts 70
Terms 70
Reading 1 Database Basics 71
Reading 2 Database Management 72
Reading 3 Database Models 73
Multiple Choice 76
True False Questions 78
Fill in the Blanks 78
References 79
Chapter 4 Networking and
Security 80
Competencies 80
4��1 LAN 80
4��1��1 Ethernet LAN 81
4��1��2 Packets-Data Transmission 82
4��1��3 Ethernet-Sending One Packet 82
4��1��4 Wi-Fi 83
4��1��5 A Summary of Ethernet Design 83
4��2 TCP IP 84
4��2��1 IP Address 84
4��2��2 Domain Names 85
4��2��3 Router 85
4��2��4 What does it Mean to be on the
Internet? 85
4��2��5 Ping 86
4��2��6 Traceroute 86
4��3 Security 87
4��3��1 Computer-A Castle 87
4��3��2 Password Attacks 87
4��3��3 Phishing Attacks 89
4��3��4 Malware Attacks 90
4��3��5 Safety Recap 92
Concepts 92
Terms 93
Reading 1 Networking 94
Reading 2 TCP IP 96
Multiple Choice 98
True False Questions 101
Fill in the Blanks 101
Reference 102
Chapter 5 Artificial Intelligence 103
Competencies 103
5��1 History 104
5��1��1 Precursors 104
5��1��2 The Birth of Artificial
Intelligence 105
5��1��3 AI's Golden Years and Its
Boom 105
5��2 Research Goals 107
5��2��1 The Short-term Goal 107
5��2��2 The Long-term Goals 107
5��3 Major Researches on AI 108
5��3��1 Deduction�� Reasoning
and Problem Solving 108
5��3��2 Knowledge Representation 109
5��3��3 Automated Planning and
Scheduling 109
5��3��4 Machine Learning 110
5��3��5 Natural Language Processing 110
5��3��6 Robotics 110
5��3��7 AI Game 111
5��4 Applications of AI 112
5��4��1 Apple Watch Siri 112
5��4��2 Google Atlas5 113
5��4��3 ABB's YuMi 114
5��4��4 Leonardo's Robot 114
Concepts 115
Terms 116
Reading 1 Virtual Reality 118
Reading 2 Knowledge-Based (Expert)
System 119
Multiple Choice 119
True False Questions 121
Fill in the Blanks 122
References 123
Chapter 6 Big Data 124
Competencies 124
6��1 Big Data and its Properties 124
6��1��1 What is Big Data? 125
6��1��2 Four Dimensions of Big Data 125
6��2 Categories of Big Data 126
6��2��1 Data from the Physical World 127
6��2��2 Data from Human Activities 127
6��3 Big Value of Big Data 128
6��4 Jim Gray's Fourth Paradigm 130
6��5 Evolution of Data Management 131
6��6 Big Data Challenges 133
Concepts 134
Terms 134
Reading 1 How Hadoop can be
Used 137
Reading 2 A Multi-stage Filtering
Strategy for Audio
Retrieval 138
Reading 3 NSF Program�� Exploiting
Parallelism and
Scalability 139
Multiple Choice 140
True False Questions 142
Fill in the Blanks 143
Reference 144
Chapter 7 Mobile Internet 145
Competencies 145
7��1 Overview 145
7��1��1 Development 146
7��1��2 Basic Concepts 147
7��1��3 Characteristics 148
7��2 Standards 150
7��3 Business Patterns 151
7��3��1 Mobile Social 151
7��3��2 Mobile Advertising 152
7��3��3 Mobile Location-based
Services 153
7��3��4 Mobile Search 153
7��4 Application Prospect 154
Concepts 155
Terms 156
Reading 1 Mobile Game 157
Reading 2 Mobile TV 158
Reading 3 Mobile E-commerce 159
Multiple Choice 160
True False Questions 162
Fili in the Blanks 162
References 163
Chapter 8 Internet of Things 164
Competencies 164
8��1 Definition of Internet of Things 165
8��1��1 Origin of the Concept of
"Internet of Things" 165
8��1��2 Common Definition of Internet
of Things 165
8��1��3 Development of the Internet of
Things 166
8��2 Technologies of Internet of Things 169
8��2��1 Wireless Sensor Network 169
8��2��2 Embedded System 172
8��2��3 RFID 176
8��2��4 Other Technologies 179
8��3 Applications of Internet of Things 181
8��3��1 Food 181
8��3��2 Health 181
8��3��3 Intelligent Home 183
Concepts 185
Terms 185
Reading 1 Classification of the
Internet of Things 188
Reading 2 The Architecture of the
Internet of Things 190
Reading 3 The Features of the Internet
of Things 191
Multiple Choice 191
True False Questions 193
Fill in the Blanks 194
References 195