Key Terms

1. A computer environment where virtually every object has processing power together with
wireless or wired connection to a global network - Pervasive Computing
2. A wireless technology that allows manufacturers to attach tags with antennas and computer
chips to goods and then track their movement through radio signals – Radio Frequency
Identification Technology (RFID)
3. A high band width wireless technology with transmission speed in access of 100 Mbps that can
be used for applications such as streaming multimedia from , say a personal computer to a
television - Ultra Wide Band
4. Uses radio wave frequencies to send data directly between transmitters and receivers – Radio
Transmission
5. A real time connection between a mobile device and other computing environments such as the
internet and intranet. – Mobile Computing
6. A wireless system that beams uninterrupted near CD Quality music to your radio from satellites -
Satellite Radio
7. A portal that aggregate and provides content and services for mobile users. – Mobile Portals
8. Any delay in communications die to signal transmission time through a physical medium –
Propagation Portal
9. Phones that provide two-way radio communication over a cellular network of base stations with
seamless handoffs – cellular telephones
10. A small geographical perimeter with in which a wireless access point provides services to a
number of users – Hotspot
11. A wireless system that uses microwaves for high-volume long-distance point to point
communication – Microwave transmission
12. A wireless system that uses satellites to enable users to determine their position anywhere on
earth – GPS (Global Positioning System)
13. An antenna connecting a mobile device to a wired local area network. – wireless access points
14. Network of interconnected battery powered wireless sensors places in a physical environment –
Wireless Sensor Network