Chapter 11: Understanding Mobile Devices

 

1. C. Most mobile devices today use capacitive touch screens, which allow the user to use their finger as an input device. Resistive touch screens sense pressure, and a stylus is commonly used with them. Keyboards and mice are too large for most mobile devices.
2. A. Apple created a new OS for its watch called watchOS. It’s very similar to iOS but designed for the smaller screen. macOS is Apple’s desktop OS, and there is no current AppleOS.
3. A. Multi-touch simply means that the touch screen can accept multiple inputs from different parts of the screen at the same time. This allows for functionality such as pinch to zoom. It could mean that multiple people are using the touch screen at once, but it does not have to mean that.
4. C. Google Glass uses augmented reality (AR) technology, which is common on heads-up types of displays. Virtual reality (VR) is provided by devices such as Oculus Rift. There is no retinal projection display...