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Mobile Computing FAQ

Team 3

Brenda Hafer, Arthur Jackson, Juvenda Smart

CMGT/554

December 10, 2018

Matthew Manconi

Q: What is mobile computing?

A: Mobile computing enables people to access information and data from anywhere with a Wi-Fi or other network connection, such as the cloud, a local area network (LAN) or wireless local area network (WLAN). It transfers video, data and voice files over the network using a smartphone, tablet or laptop (Bucki, J., 2018).

Companies that employ mobile computing allows people to be connected 24/7 even when they are not in the office. Video conferencing can be done with members in branch offices in different states or in other countries, allowing face to face collaboration that would be difficult or impossible otherwise.

Q: How mobile computing is integrated into an enterprise IT infrastructure?

A: In an explanation of how can we define mobile computing? This is a way in which data is transmitted where no physical data is used as a means to link it with transmitters (Esler, et. al. 1999). Mobile phones do provide limited resources in terms how they can use the power, how the battery power holding capacity is and the lifespan of that battery, cloud computing when combined with the mobility will handle limited resources. It is seen to grow at a higher pace being considered as the primary way to connecting to the internet. By this, we do see how the use of mobile phones more so the smartphones taking the role of computers (Esler et. al. 1999).

How is IT integrated into the IT infrastructure? This involves link of enterprise infrastructure with different mobile devices, for example, the pagers, notebook, tablets, and also the cell phones. We are all aware of different trends that have been followed in the evolution of computers which have been gradual, and still, the process is on continuation. Mobile computing benefits have already been seen. It is delivering high benefits and higher improvements are under through different software and applications evolution (Rolim et al 2010, February).

It is evident that being the last evolution stage of computers; mobile computing has taken the world entrepreneurial activities with the storm. the new applications are beneficial to the clients since they are able to understand their needs, therefore, putting on the strategies of closing the gaps in the enterprise.

Q: What are the technical challenges and risks of supporting multiple types of mobile devices?

A: There are several technical challenges and risks involved here. Theft and loss of data are one of the issues. Another threat is Mobile devices which are prone to be stolen. For example, Mobile devices can be accessed within a company by employees and other insiders (Top 7 Risks of Enterprise Mobility, 2018). There are times when the owner of a loss phone gets returned to them, but unfortunately, there are individuals who will gain access into the private information on the found mobile device. Also, another risk is devices which are compromised. Continuously monitoring device compliance is one way to keep this from happening and ensuring if compromised it is blocked so no one can access the business applications and networks. Unintentional threats can occur from downloading application without knowing who developed the app which can have access to companies’ system. Mobile security is essential and will continue to improve as business data is accessed by multiple devices and hackers trying to find different ways to gain access (Problems, 2018).

References

Botta, A., De Donato, W., Persico, V., & Pescapé, A. (2014, August). On the integration of cloud computing and the internet of things. In Future internet of things and cloud (FiCloud), 2014 international conference on (pp. 23-30). IEEE.

Bucki, J.. (October 22, 2018). The Benefits of Mobile Computing. The Balance Small Business. Retrieved from https://www.thebalancesmb.com/definition-of-mobile-computing-2533640.

Esler, M., Hightower, J., Anderson, T., & Borriello, G. (1999, August). Next century challenges: data-centric networking for invisible computing: the Portolano project at the University of Washington. In Proceedings of the 5th annual ACM/IEEE international conference on Mobile computing and networking(pp. 256-262). ACM.

Problems. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.pcworld.com/article/2010278/10-common-mobile-security-problems-to-attack.html.

Rolim, C. O., Koch, F. L., Westphall, C. B., Werner, J., Fracalossi, A., & Salvador, G. S. (2010, February). A cloud computing solution for patient's data collection in health care institutions. In eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine, 2010. ETELEMED'10. Second International Conference on(pp. 95-99). IEEE.

Top 7 Risks of Enterprise Mobility. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/top-7-risks-enterprise-mobility-1