Chapter 16 - Hardware Support A+

iOS was developed by and continues to be maintained by a consortium of companies. True or False

A setting called airplane mode lowers the output power of the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas allowing these networks to function, but at a reduced range. True or False

Releases of Android are named after animals, such as Lion, Leopard, or Puma. True or False

The act of jailbreaking a phone was once illegal, but was made legal by the U.S. Copyright Office and the Library of Congress. True or False

The iOS operating system utilizes a closed-source, or vendor specific / commercial license. True or False

What company acquired Android code in 2005 and has a leadership role in its development? Apple Symbian Google Yahoo

What must you do before using a new iPad or iPod touch? register it activate it install iOS on it install iTunes on it

What does jailbreaking do? -allows you to download games for free from Google Play -allows you download music for free from iTunes -give you administrative privileges to Android -give you root privileges to iOS

A SIM card is used for which of the following? -holding data related to your cellular carrier -holding your iTunes information -controlling the sensitivity of your touch screen -backing up your data and applications

What is the accelerometer used for in mobile devices? -adjusting the screen orientation -geotracking -synchronizing data -locating the nearest cell tower

What component on a smart phone requires pairing with another device? GPS WiFi Bluetooth SIM card

What can you do if you want to obtain administrator privileges to an Android device? delete the normal user account logon as Admin root the device reboot into recovery mode

Outgoing mail is normally sent using what mail delivery protocol? SMTP IMAP4 POP3 SSL

What port is utilized by secure IMAP (IMAPS)? 110 143 995 993

What is the more secure alternative to the SMTP mail protocol? SMTP IMAP POP S/MIME

How much storage is offered by iCloud Drive for no cost? 5 GB 10 GB 20 GB 100 GB

What identifies a SIM card if the card is used? IMEI IMSI ICCID ICCEI

Siri is an example of what technology? app backup software virtual assistant virtual container mobile application wizard

Applications on the Android OS are mostly written in what programming language? PHP Objective-C Java Python

All parts of an Android application are published as a package of files wrapped into one file utilizing what file extension? .zip .img .iso .apk

A Bluetooth PIN code requires the entry of a PIN that is how many digits in length? 4 6 8 12

What unique number is used to identify each mobile phone or tablet device worldwide? IMSI IMEI ICCID MAC address

What name is given to the Windows Phone 8.1 virtual assistant? Spartan John Cortana Chief

Where is the Favorites tray on an Android device? above the Action Bar in the Notifications window under Chrome settings on the Google Play screen

What mobile operating system is the Fire OS used by Amazon's Kindle Fire devices based on? Symbian BlackBerry OS Java Micro Edition Android

What software programming languages can be used for an iOS app? (Choose all that apply.) Objective-C C C++ Java

Which devices utilize an operating system based on the Mac OS X operating system? (Choose all that apply.) iPhone iPad iPod touch Samsung Galaxy

What two U.S. carriers offer a feature called Wi-Fi calling? ATandT Sprint T-Mobile Verizon

What are the names of the application stores for iOS and Google Android devices respectively? iOS AppDrive App Store Google Store Google Play

Most new Android devices are shipping with what version of Android? Froyo Gingerbread KitKat Lollipop (*older versions, but this is what the textbook says)