Mobile Computing

Overview

• Computing：Operation of computers
• Mobile: Position changes

Mobile computing: operation of computers are moved from one to another place「移动计算：将计算机的操作从一个地方移到另一个地方。」

拓展定义

• Mobile computing: extend distributed computing with new dimensions of mobility and wireless connection 「移动计算：以移动和无线连接的新维度扩展分布式计算」
• Distributed computing: Focus on how to efficiently coordinate and utilize computing resource shared by mutiple hosts over a network「重点关注如何有效协调和利用网络上多个主机共享的计算资源」
• 互联网计算技术的重点是解决与互联网有关的实际问题。移动计算使用互联网计算技术，但也允许应用程序不一直连接到网络上.

Challenges

The challenges come from distinct characteristics of mobile and wireless computing. 「这些挑战来自于移动和无线计算的明显特征」