Mobile Programming Concepts

Mobile Programming Concepts

1. Mobile application

   • Application software
   • Mobile device
   • Limited functions
   • App
     • Examples: Gaming apps, productivity apps, entertainment, etc...
   • Native app
     • Access through icons in the home screen
       • Particular device and its OS
     • Installed: Through an app store
       • Example: Google play, Apple's App Store
   • Web app
   • Hybrid app

2. Mobile operating system

   • Run other application software
   • Software
     • Open source software
   • Mobile OS
     • Examples: IOS, Android, Windows Phone
   • Manage resources and memory

3. Mobile programming

   • Software for smartphones
     • Preinstalled
     • Downloded
     • Appstore
   • Java, Swift, HTML5
   • Network connection

4. Mobile application development platform

   • Type of software
   • Unique features
   • Wireless computing devices
   • Tools to create a mobile application

5. Source code

   • Sources of a computer program
   • Instructions for the program
   • Code text files
     • Store in hard disks, in a database

6. Bug

   • Failure or flaw in the software program
   • Incorrect or undesired result
   • Causes:
     • 1) Program error while coding
     • 2) Lack of testing for defects
   • Affect the app's performance

7. User Interfase (UI)

   • Users can interact with a computer, website or app
   • Easy and intuitive experience
   • Input devices
   • Output devices
   • Multimedia user interfase
     • Devices that interact with multiple senses

8. Usability

   • Degree of ease
     • Achieve goals
   • Level of difficulty
   • Interfase
   • Functionality

9. Responsive design

   • Creates dynamic changes
     • Appearance
   • Graphic user interphase
   • Content: adjust to screen sizes

10. Emulator

    • Hardware devices
      • Enables a host system to imitate the functions of a guest
        • Examples: Replicate hardware, software, OS and CPU
    • Software program
    • Components:
      • CPU emulator
      • Memory sub-system emulator
      • Different input/output device emulators