Ubiquitous Computing Flashcards: Questions with
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Who was the one who created the term ubiquitous computing? - ✔✔Mark Weiser
Briefly describe wearable computing. - ✔✔A portable computer that can be
unobtrusively integrated with a person's clothing, while still being comfortable for the
wearer.
is a coffee that warns you if its contents are to hot a Ubiquitous device? -
✔✔"Yes/True
There should be further explanation if the user wants to."
What is a smart floor? - ✔✔A floor composed of a network of pressure sensors that
could identify the gait of individuals providing identification
What is wearable computing? - ✔✔Wearable computing is an approach to ubiquitous
computing that puts emphasis on a portable computer that can be unobtrusively
integrated with a person's clothing.
What technology would be the next boom after desktop software? - ✔✔Cell phones
Define context awareness in terms of ubiquitous computing. - ✔✔Context awareness
allows applications to comprehend the environment in which they are being used, and
adapt their operation to provide the best possible user experience.
,What is meant by ubiquitous computing? - ✔✔It is a term given to the third era of
modern computing, characterized by the explosion of small networked portable
computer products.
Explain the concept of Weiser's "invisible computing. - ✔✔Weiser's concept of
invisible computing is that the technology does not get in the way of the purpose of a
device. For example, ink has to be properly be printed on paper, but the reader should
not be concerned with the underlying technology of how the process was done.
Name the three eras of computing - ✔✔First - Era of Mainframe computer
Second - Era of the PC
Third - Era of Ubiquitous computing
Weiser refers to Ubiquitous computing as? - ✔✔Invisible Computing
What was the purpose of the ParcPad (Pad for short)? - ✔✔The ParcPad was a foot-
scale device serving the role of a pen-based notebook/ e-reader.
Briefly describe augmented reality. - ✔✔A computer is able to overlay information on
top of what a user sees in order to improve ability to carry out a task.
What is Ubiquitous Computing or ubicomp? - ✔✔"Ubiquitous computing, or
ubicomp, is the term given to the third era of
modern computing.
ubiquitous computing, representative of the present
time, is characterized by the explosion of small networked portable
computer products in the form of smart phones, personal digital assistants
, (PDAs), and embedded computers built into many of the devices
we own—resulting in a world in which each person owns and uses many
computers. Each era has resulted in progressively larger numbers of computers
becoming integrated into everyday life
Person should provide some sort of concept of what ubiq actually is."
Define proof-of-concept. - ✔✔Construction of a working prototype in sufficient
quality as to debug the viability of the system in daily use.
What is resource-aware computing? - ✔✔Resource-aware computing is an approach
to develop technologies where the application is constantly notified about the
consumption of vital resources and can help the application or the user to take a
decision based on available resources now and in the future.
What are some devices that ubiquitous computing is aimed at? - ✔✔Cars, furniture,
PDAs, smart phones, laptops, wall mounted displays, table top computers etc.
What is the difference between contingency management and exception handling? -
✔✔Contingency management seeks to prevents users from being involved in
attending to errors and failures. Views failures as a natural contingent part of running a
ubicomp system while exception handling does not.
Why are security and privacy challenges increased with ubicomp? - ✔✔They are
increased due to the volatile, spontaneous, heterogeneous, and invisible nature of
ubicomp systems.
100% Correct Answers| Verified-
Who was the one who created the term ubiquitous computing? - ✔✔Mark Weiser
Briefly describe wearable computing. - ✔✔A portable computer that can be
unobtrusively integrated with a person's clothing, while still being comfortable for the
wearer.
is a coffee that warns you if its contents are to hot a Ubiquitous device? -
✔✔"Yes/True
There should be further explanation if the user wants to."
What is a smart floor? - ✔✔A floor composed of a network of pressure sensors that
could identify the gait of individuals providing identification
What is wearable computing? - ✔✔Wearable computing is an approach to ubiquitous
computing that puts emphasis on a portable computer that can be unobtrusively
integrated with a person's clothing.
What technology would be the next boom after desktop software? - ✔✔Cell phones
Define context awareness in terms of ubiquitous computing. - ✔✔Context awareness
allows applications to comprehend the environment in which they are being used, and
adapt their operation to provide the best possible user experience.
,What is meant by ubiquitous computing? - ✔✔It is a term given to the third era of
modern computing, characterized by the explosion of small networked portable
computer products.
Explain the concept of Weiser's "invisible computing. - ✔✔Weiser's concept of
invisible computing is that the technology does not get in the way of the purpose of a
device. For example, ink has to be properly be printed on paper, but the reader should
not be concerned with the underlying technology of how the process was done.
Name the three eras of computing - ✔✔First - Era of Mainframe computer
Second - Era of the PC
Third - Era of Ubiquitous computing
Weiser refers to Ubiquitous computing as? - ✔✔Invisible Computing
What was the purpose of the ParcPad (Pad for short)? - ✔✔The ParcPad was a foot-
scale device serving the role of a pen-based notebook/ e-reader.
Briefly describe augmented reality. - ✔✔A computer is able to overlay information on
top of what a user sees in order to improve ability to carry out a task.
What is Ubiquitous Computing or ubicomp? - ✔✔"Ubiquitous computing, or
ubicomp, is the term given to the third era of
modern computing.
ubiquitous computing, representative of the present
time, is characterized by the explosion of small networked portable
computer products in the form of smart phones, personal digital assistants
, (PDAs), and embedded computers built into many of the devices
we own—resulting in a world in which each person owns and uses many
computers. Each era has resulted in progressively larger numbers of computers
becoming integrated into everyday life
Person should provide some sort of concept of what ubiq actually is."
Define proof-of-concept. - ✔✔Construction of a working prototype in sufficient
quality as to debug the viability of the system in daily use.
What is resource-aware computing? - ✔✔Resource-aware computing is an approach
to develop technologies where the application is constantly notified about the
consumption of vital resources and can help the application or the user to take a
decision based on available resources now and in the future.
What are some devices that ubiquitous computing is aimed at? - ✔✔Cars, furniture,
PDAs, smart phones, laptops, wall mounted displays, table top computers etc.
What is the difference between contingency management and exception handling? -
✔✔Contingency management seeks to prevents users from being involved in
attending to errors and failures. Views failures as a natural contingent part of running a
ubicomp system while exception handling does not.
Why are security and privacy challenges increased with ubicomp? - ✔✔They are
increased due to the volatile, spontaneous, heterogeneous, and invisible nature of
ubicomp systems.
