Chapter 8: Mobile Computing: Keeping Your Data on Hand

1.	This chapter introduces the personal digital assistant (PDA) .PDAs are very useful for organizing personal information, such as an address book, a calendar, and task lists. However, trends in the industry are broadening the uses for PDAs. Research PDAs and answer the following questions. Create a Word document with your answers to these questions. Discuss some uses, other than as organizers, that are being proposed for PDAs in the workplace. Discuss uses that have been developed for PDAs in sports, especially golf. Discuss how a PDA could be beneficial to someone traveling in a foreign country.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2.	This chapter introduced the concept of Internet telephony. One of the Internet telephony service providers mentioned in this chapter is Net2Phone. In this project you will visit the Net2Phone Web site and learn more about this service. You will then create a presentation based on your research. Visit the Net2Phone Web site. Make sure your presentation addresses the following questions. What hardware needs to be installed on your computer to use Net2Phone to place calls? What software needs to be installed on your computer to place calls? What features are provided in Net2Phone CommCenter software?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.