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Information and Communication Technology

Course Code: BTT20Teacher: Mrs. T. van Biljouw

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Internet Devices

• Cellular (mobile) Phones www.diamondvues.com

• PDA’s ( Personal Digital Assistants)

www.dailyfind.net

• Laptops news.tigerdirect.com

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Internet Devices

Cellular Phones : Manufacturers• Manufacturers of Cellular or Mobile

Phones :-• Apple• Motorola• Nokia• Panasonic• Samsung• Sony Ericsson• Sanyo

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Internet Devices

Cellular Phones : Functions• Portable communication hand held or hand free device.• Directory, clock, calculator, automatic redial, automatic

recall.• Customize ringtones, call forwarding, call waiting.

Three way calling. Easy Internet access. ( selected cell phones).

• Download pictures, ringtones & videos (selected cell phones).

• Audio – Music ( selected cell phones).• Take pictures or videos ( selected cell phones).• Send and receive text messages ( similar to MSN).• Send and receive emails ( similar to Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express. selected cell phones).

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Internet Devices

Cellular Phones : Features• Available in several styles such as the candy bar ,

slider, & flip shapes, sizes & colours.• Coded locks for security. • Alarms. Games. Watch movies. Listen to the radio

& MP3’s.• One touch dialing. ( Used on some phones as one-

key emergency dialing).• Toggle ( Allows the user to scroll through the

menu faster).• Bluetooth capability. ( information transfer).• Infrared capability. ( information transfer).• Internet ready ( selected phones)

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Internet Devices

Cellular Phones : How they connect to the Internet

• Cellular phones are manufactured using computer technology and software to enable them to easily connect to the Internet.

• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is a communications protocol that allows mobile users to easily access the world wide web.

• Newer cell phones are web-enabled and come with built in modems.

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Internet Devices

PDA’s : Manufacturers(Personal Digital Assistants)

• Casio• Handera• Hewlett Packard• Kyocera• Motorola• Sharp• Sony• Toshiba

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Internet Devices

PDA’s : Functions

• GPRS ( General Packet Radio Service)– wireless internet access.

• Wi-Fi compatibility for easy access to the internet when you are “on the go”. (Some PDA’s only).

• Bluetooth capability for easy transfer of files to and from the computer.

• Phone enable PDA – for phone functions.• Smart-phones – combine PAD functions with a cell

phone.

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Internet Devices

PDA’s : Features

• Available in several styles, shapes, sizes & colours.

• Coded locks for security.• Alarms. Games. Watch movies.• Mini hard drive for greater storage.• Flash memory drive – using Secure

Digital (SD) or Compact Flash ( CF) cards.

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PDA’s : How they connect to the Internet• PDA’s connect to the internet using

the GPRS system.

www.techfresh.net

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Internet Devices

Laptops : Manufacturers• Amazon PC Apple• Compaq Dell• Fujitsu Gateway• Hewlett Packard IBM• Panasonic Samsung

• Sharp Sony• Toshiba

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Internet Devices

Laptops : Functions• Single or dual core processors which controls

the speed of the laptop, examples are AMD and Intel.

• Directory, clock, calculator , note pad. Etc.• Download pictures, music & videos or movies.• Take and send pictures or videos ( selected

laptops).• Send emails ( Microsoft Outlook & Outlook

Express, MSN. selected Laptops phones). • Ram/ internal memory.• Software/Programs ( Microsoft programs,

Internet Browsers, etc.)• USB slots, phone and other ports. DVD & CD

drive.

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Internet Devices

Laptops : Features• Different sizes, shapes and colours.• Mobility.• User friendly keyboard & Touchpad .• LED backlit LCD.• Finger print scanners &/ or user name

password for security.• Storage for information using, ram memory. • Play games, watch movies or videos, view

pictures, listen to music, etc.• Web access. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. (Some

laptops)• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

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Internet Devices

Laptops : How they connect to the Internet

• Laptops can connect to the world wide web by wireless connectivity through a satellite fed to a router.

• Laptops may also connect to the web by a cable connection from the phone line directly plugged into the back of the laptop.

• Wireless cards are also very popular across the world for easy Internet access for the business executive or traveler.

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Internet Devices

MLA : (Modern Language Association)

• www.bizhelp24. com• www. consumerreports. org• www, dailyfind. net• www. diamondvues. com

• www. electronics. howstuffworks. com • www. techfresh. net • www. telecombeacon. com • www. thelaptopauthority. com• news. tigerdirect. com