Chapter 1 Mobile Computers 1
Competencies　1
1.1　An Overview of Mobile Computers　2
1.1.1　Types of Mobile Computers　2
1.1.2　Features of Mobile Computers　4
1.1.3　CPU Architectures of Mobile
Computers　5
1.1.4　Mobile Operating Systems　6
1.1.5　Mobile Apps　8
1.2　Smartphones　9
1.2.1　Functions　9
1.2.2　iPhone　11
1.2.3　Android Phones　14
1.3　Android Operating System　17
1.3.1　The Origin of Android　18
1.3.2　Android User Interface　19
1.3.3　Android Architecture　20
1.3.4　Google Play-Android App
Store　21
Concepts　23
Terms　24
Reading　1 Future Developments for
　Smartphones　27
Reading　2 Smartphones and Poor
　Sight　27
Reading　3 Android Software
　Development Tools　28
Multiple　Choice　30
True/False　Questions　32
Fill　in the Blanks　32
Reference　33
Chapter　2 Software
　Reengineering　34
Competencies　34
2.1　Software Engineering　35
2.1.1　An Overview of Software
Engineering　35
2.1.2　Software Process Model　36
2.1.3　Phases of Software
Development　40
2.1.4　Methodology of Software
Development　42
2.2　Software Reengineering　42
2.2.1　Origin of Reengineering　43
2.2.2　A Software Reengineering
Model　44
2.2.3　Software Reengineering
Activities　46
2.3　Reverse Engineering　48
2.3.1　What is Reverse Engineering?　49
2.3.2　The Reverse Engineering
Process　49
2.3.3　Reverse Engineering to
Understand　Processing　50
2.3.4　Reverse Engineering to
Understand　Data　51
2.3.5　Reverse Engineering User
Interfaces　52
Concepts　52
Terms　53
Reading　1 Software　54
Reading　2 Computer Programming　55
Reading　3 Basic Application Software　57
Multiple　Choice　58
True/False　Questions　60
Fill　in the Blanks　61
References　61
Chapter　3 Main Memory
　Databases　63
Competencies　63
3.1　An Overview of Main Memory
Databases　63
3.1.1　What is a Main Memory
Database?　64
3.1.2　The Differences between Main
Memory　Databases and Disk
Resident　Databases　64
3.1.3　Features of Main Memory
Databases　65
3.2　The Evolution of Main Memory
Database　65
3.3　The Key Technology of Main Memory
Databases　66
3.3.1　Performance and Data Structure　66
3.3.2　Commit Processing and Backup　68
3.3.3　Recovery and Concurrency　68
Concepts　70
Terms　70
Reading　1 Database Basics　71
Reading　2 Database Management　72
Reading　3 Database Models　73
Multiple　Choice　76
True/False　Questions　78
Fill　in the Blanks　78
References　79
Chapter　4 Networking and
　Security　80
Competencies　80
4.1　LAN　80
4.1.1　Ethernet LAN　81
4.1.2　Packets-Data Transmission　82
4.1.3　Ethernet-Sending One Packet　82
4.1.4　Wi-Fi　83
4.1.5　A Summary of Ethernet Design　83
4.2　TCP/IP　84
4.2.1　IP Address　84
4.2.2　Domain Names　85
4.2.3　Router　85
4.2.4　What does it Mean to be on the
Internet?　85
4.2.5　Ping　86
4.2.6　Traceroute　86
4.3　Security　87
4.3.1　Computer-A Castle　87
4.3.2　Password Attacks　87
4.3.3　Phishing Attacks　89
4.3.4　Malware Attacks　90
4.3.5　Safety Recap　92
Concepts　92
Terms　93
Reading　1 Networking　94
Reading　2 TCP/IP　96
Multiple　Choice　98
True/False　Questions　101
Fill　in the Blanks　101
Reference　102
Chapter　5 Artificial Intelligence　103
Competencies　103
5.1　History　104
5.1.1　Precursors　104
5.1.2　The Birth of Artificial
Intelligence　105
5.1.3　AI's Golden Years and Its
Boom　105
5.2　Research Goals　107
5.2.1　The Short-term Goal　107
5.2.2　The Long-term Goals　107
5.3　Major Researches on AI　108
5.3.1　Deduction, Reasoning
and　Problem Solving　108
5.3.2　Knowledge Representation　109
5.3.3　Automated Planning and
Scheduling　109
5.3.4　Machine Learning　110
5.3.5　Natural Language Processing　110
5.3.6　Robotics　110
5.3.7　AI Game　111
5.4　Applications of AI　112
5.4.1　Apple Watch/Siri　112
5.4.2　Google Atlas5　113
5.4.3　ABB's YuMi　114
5.4.4　Leonardo's Robot　114
Concepts　115
Terms　116
Reading　1 Virtual Reality　118
Reading　2 Knowledge-Based (Expert)
　System　119
Multiple　Choice　119
True/False　Questions　121
Fill　in the Blanks　122
References　123
　Chapter 6 Big Data　124
Competencies　124
6.1　Big Data and its Properties　124
6.1.1　What is Big Data?　125
6.1.2　Four Dimensions of Big Data　125
6.2　Categories of Big Data　126
6.2.1　Data from the Physical World　127
6.2.2　Data from Human Activities　127
6.3　Big Value of Big Data　128
6.4　Jim Gray's Fourth Paradigm　130
6.5　Evolution of Data Management　131
6.6　Big Data Challenges　133
Concepts　134
Terms　134
Reading　1 How Hadoop can be
　Used　137
Reading　2 A Multi-stage Filtering
　Strategy for Audio
　Retrieval　138
Reading　3 NSF Program: Exploiting
　Parallelism and
　Scalability　139
Multiple　Choice　140
True/False　Questions　142
Fill　in the Blanks　143
Reference　144
Chapter　7 Mobile Internet　145
Competencies　145
7.1　Overview　145
7.1.1　Development　146
7.1.2　Basic Concepts　147
7.1.3　Characteristics　148
7.2　Standards　150
7.3　Business Patterns　151
7.3.1　Mobile Social　151
7.3.2　Mobile Advertising　152
7.3.3　Mobile Location-based
Services　153
7.3.4　Mobile Search　153
7.4　Application Prospect　154
Concepts　155
Terms　156
Reading　1 Mobile Game　157
Reading　2 Mobile TV　158
Reading　3 Mobile E-commerce　159
Multiple　Choice　160
True/False　Questions　162
Fili　in the Blanks　162
References　163
　Chapter 8 Internet of Things　164
Competencies　164
8.1　Definition of Internet of Things　165
8.1.1　Origin of the Concept of
"Internet　of Things"　165
8.1.2　Common Definition of Internet
of　Things　165
8.1.3　Development of the Internet of
Things　166
8.2　Technologies of Internet of Things　169
8.2.1　Wireless Sensor Network　169
8.2.2　Embedded System　172
8.2.3　RFID　176
8.2.4　Other Technologies　179
8.3　Applications of Internet of Things　181
8.3.1　Food　181
8.3.2　Health　181
8.3.3　Intelligent Home　183
Concepts　185
Terms　185
Reading　1 Classification of the
　Internet of Things　188
Reading　2 The Architecture of the
　Internet of Things　190
Reading　3 The Features of the Internet
　of Things　191
Multiple　Choice　191
True/False　Questions　193
Fill　in the Blanks　194
References　195