Mobile Programmig Concepts

Mobile Programmig Concepts

1. Mobile App

   • https://www.thedroidsonroids.com/blog/what-is-a-mobile-app-app-development-basics-for-businesses
   • Limited functions
   • Small units of Software
   • For hand held devices

2. Mobile Programming

   • https://searchapparchitecture.techtarget.com/definition/mobile-application-development
   • Set of procedures to create a software for wireless devices.
   • Example: web or mobile apps.

3. Mobile Application Development Platform

   • https://blogs.aca-it.be/madp-blog-series-part1/
   • Set of technological services and tools
   • Created to make easier and faster the desing, development or mantainence of an app
   • Provides compability with other devices, softwares, apps, etc.

4. Mobile Operating System

   • https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/mobile-operating-systems/
   • Also knowwn as OS. Example: IOS 14 (iphone)
   • The software that has the device and makes it work.

5. Source Code

   • https://www.techopedia.com/definition/547/source-code
   • Instructions that explain how the program should function.
   • The code is translated into machine language (0,1)
   • They can be kept on databases or computer's memory.

6. Native App

   • https://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-native-apps/
   • They can be download from app stores.
   • They will be in the home page of the device and can be accessed by its icon.
   • The native app can use all the features of the device *camera, gps, etc.)

7. User Interface (UI)

   • https://techterms.com/definition/user_interface
   • Way in which someone can control the software of an app or of a mobile
   • If a good UI is used, the software will run fluently, good, and it will be easy to manage.

8. Usability

   • https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/usability
   • Measurement of how well a software or product is working on an especific function
   • Used to assure a maximum functionality in the final product.

9. Responsive Desing

   • https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/01/guidelines-for-responsive-web-design/
   • Production based on the demand.
   • Depends on: User's behavior, screen size, platform, orientation.

10. Bug

    • https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/bug
    • A code mistake in the software of an app.
    • Seriuos impacts, like making the comuter burn explode
    • The process of finding a code error is debbuging.

11. Emulator

    • https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-an-emulator
    • App or program that can simulate another device and its functions.