Mobile Computing

 Contents

1.   Introduction to Mobile Communications and Computing   

1.   Introduction  

2.   Applications and Limitations    

3.   Architecture  

4.   Cellular Overview   

5.   Cellular Networks   

6.   Cellular Concept    

7.   Location Management, Handoffs   

2.   Wireless LANs and Application Overview    

1.   WLAN    

2.   Wireless Applications     

3.   MAC Issues    

4.   Mobile IP     

5.   Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET)  

6.   TCP Issues    

7.   Disconnected Operations   

8.   Data Broadcasting   

9.   Mobile Agents 

3.   GSM   

1.   Air-Interface, Channel, Timing  

2.   Mobile Services     

3.   System Architecture 

4.   Protocol

5.   WAP Architecture    

4.   Access Technologies     

1.   BlueTooth     

2.   GPRS    

3.   802.11 MAC    

4.   CDMA

5.   Mobile Phone Technologies 

5.   Database Issues   

1.   Introduction  

2.   Hoarding Techniques 

3.   Caching Invalidation Mechanisms 

4.   Client Server Computing With Adaption 

5.   Power Aware and Context Aware Computing     

6.   Transactional Modes, Query Processing, Recovery and Quality of Service Issues   

6.   Platform/Operating Systems for Application Development

1.   Palm OS 

2.   Windows CE    

3.   Embedded Linux

4.   Introduction to J2ME 1

5.   Symbian OS    

7.   Android Application Development

1.   Overview of Android 

2.   Devices Running Android   

3.   Why Develop for Android?  

4.   Features of Android 

5.   Architecture of Android, Libraries    

6.   Software Development Kit  

8.   Designing the User Interface  

1.   Introduction  

2.   Introducing Views and View Groups     

3.   Introducing Layouts, Creating New Views     

4.   Creating and using Menus  

9.   Starting with Application Coding    

1.    Introducing Intents

2.   Introducing Adapters

3.   Using Internet Resources  

4.   Introducing Dialogs 

5.   Capturing Date and Time   

6.   Validating and Handling InputData     

10.  Accessing Location Based Services Application   

1.   Selecting Location Provider     

2.   Finding your Location     

3.   Creating Map Based Activities   

11.  Data Storage, Retrieval and Sharing 

1.   File System in Android    

2.   Internal and External Storage   

3.   Saving and Loading Files  

4.   File Management Tools     

12.  Introduction to SQLite  

1.   Introduction  

2.   Creating SQLite Database 

3.   Editing Tasks with SQLite 

4.   Cursors and Content Values

5.   Working with Android Database   

13.  Peer to Peer Communication    

1.   Introduction  

2.   Accessing Telephony Hardware    

3.   Introducing Android Instant Messages  

4.   Gtalk Service: Using, Binding and Making Connection     

5.   Managing Chat Session     

6.   Sending and Receiving Data Messages   

7.   Introducing SMS     

8.   Using, Sending, Listening SMS Messages

14.  Accessing Android Hardware    

1.   Introduction  

2.   Audio, Video, Using Camera

3.   Introducing Sensor Manager

4.   Android Telephony   

5.   Using Bluetooth     

6.   Manage Network and Wi-Fi Connections  

15.  Publishing Android Application to Market  

1.   Introduction