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

2. Overview  What is Mobile Computing?  What are the advantages?  What are the disadvantages?  What is in store for the future?

3. 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

4. Examples of Mobile Computing  Laptop  Cell Phone  PDA  GPS  IPOD

5. Mobile Computing in Society  What the advantages are - Laptops - Cell Phones - PDA - GPS Navigation  What the disadvantages are - Security - Cell Phones - Navigation

6. 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

7. Number of Cell Phones in US 93 -02

8. 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

9. Advantages  GPS - OnStar  Locate stolen vehicles  Emergency situations like locked keys in car  Service is available to approximately 1 million cars on the road

10. 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

11. WEP Cracking Video

12. Future of Mobile Computing  Devices will integrate each others technology Examples: -PDA Cell Phone -Cell Phones working with WLAN’s -Cell Phones with MP3 players  Wired devices thing of the past Land lines

13. Questions? Thank You