CONCEPTS

CONCEPTS

1. MOBILE APP

   • https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2953/mobile-application-mobile-app
   • type of application software designed to run on a mobile device
   • small, individual software units with limited function
   • Types
     • Gaming apps
     • Productive apps
     • Lifestyle and entertainment apps

2. MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM

   • https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/mobile-operating-system
   • software interface that is responsible for managing and operating hardware units
   • Types
     • Apples iOS
       • architecture is based on three layers
         • 1
           • Cocoa touch is a layer that provides some basic infrastructure used by applications
         • 2
           • media layer
         • 3
           • core OS, which provides core services such as low-level data types, start-up services, network connection, and access
     • Android operating system
       • developed by Google and launched in 2008
       • apliations written in Java programming language
     • Symbian Operating System
       • Used by Nokia phones
       • Multiple layers
         • OS libraries, application engines, MKV, servers, Base-kernel, and hardware interface layer.

3. MOBILE PROGRAMMING

   • https://fireart.studio/blog/top-most-popular-programming-languages-for-mobile-app-development/
   • Types
     • iOS
     • Objective-C & Swift
     • Android
     • Python
     • C / C ++
     • Java
     • Cross-platform
     • Web apps
       • Scala
       • JavaScript
       • Dart

4. MOBILE APLICATION DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

   • https://www.techopedia.com/definition/30688/mobile-application-platform
   • software tools used for designing, creating and maintaining mobile applications
   • supports mobile application development
     • uses various tools
       • testing applications
       • measuring mobile analytics
       • creating interfaces for profiling application performance.

5. SOURCE CODE

   • https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/source-code
   • fundamental component of a computer program that is created by a programmer.
   • Purposes
     • easily customize software installations
     • create similar programs for other operating platforms
     • contribute to their community,
       • sharing code for learning purposes
       • recycling portions of code for other applications.

6. BUG

   • https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/bug
   • Coding error
   • Often discover after a product is release or public Beta testing.

7. USER INTERFACE(UI)

   • https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/user-interface-UI
   • point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device.
   • Types
     • graphical user interface
     • command line interface
     • menu-driven user interface
     • touch user interface
     • voice user interface
     • form-based user interface
     • natural language user interface

8. USABILITY

   • https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4919/usability
   • degree of ease with which products such as software and Web applications can be used to achieve required goals
   • Based on 3 principles
     • Iterative focus on the user and the task
     • Iterative design
     • Empirical measurement
   • methods used to evaluate usability
     • Cognitive Modeling
     • Inspection
     • Inquiry
     • Prototyping
     • Testing

9. RESPONSIVE DESIGN

   • https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/responsive-design https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/what-is-responsive-design-and-how-do-you-use-it/
   • approach to web page creation that makes use of flexible layouts, flexible images and cascading style sheet media queries
     • solves a lot of design problems caused by the proliferation of new types of mobile devices.
     • allows your site to resize to fit any screen

10. NATIVE APP

    • https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/native-application-native-app
    • Software program
      • Use on a particular platform or device.
        • can quickly access multiple services on a device
          • EXAMPLES
            • microphone, accelerometer or push notifications.

11. EMULATOR

    • https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/what-is-an-emulator
    • computer program
      • designed to simulate another kind of device.
    • Why to use them?
      • Emulators can bridge the gap between diferent devices, allowing programs to work on all sorts of hardware.
    • Types
      • video games
        • Dolphin
        • MAME
        • VBA
      • operating system
        • Parallels
        • Bluestacks
        • Xcode