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Cards in this set: Term Bluetooth Definition Chip technology that enables short-range connection (data and voice) between wireless devices Term Cellular telephones Definition telecphones that use radio waves to provide two-way communication Term Global positioning system (GPS) Definition A wirless system that uses satellites to enable users to determin their position anywhere on earth Term Hotspot Definition A small geographical perimeter within which a wireless access point provides service to a number of users Term Infrared Definition A type of wireless transmission that uses red light not commonly visible to the human eye Term Location-based commerce (L-commerce) Definition Mobile commerce transactions targeted to individuals in specific locations, at specific times Term Mesh network Definition A network composed of motes in the physical environment that "wake up" at intervals to transmit data to their nearest neighboring mote Term Mircobrowser Definition Internet browsers with a small file size that can work within the low-memory constraints of wirless devices and the low bandwidths of wireless networks Term Microwave transmission Definition A wireless system that uses 226 microwaves fro high-volume, long-distance, point-to-point communication Term Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) Definition Electroinc commerce transactions that are conducted in a wireless environment, especially via the internet Term Mobile computing Definition A real-time, wireless commection between a mobile device and other computing environments, such as the Internet or an intranet Term Mobile portal Definition A protal that aggragates and provides content and services for mobile users Term Mobile wallet Definition A technology that allows users to make purchases with a sinlge click from their mobile devices Term Near-field communications (NFC) Definition The smallest of the short-range wireless networks that is designed to be embedded in mobile devices such as cell phones and credit cards Term Personal Area Network Definition A computer network used for communication camong computer devices close to one person Term Pervasive computing (also called ubiquitous computing) Definition A computer environment in which virtually every onject has processing power with wireless or wired connections to a global network Term Propagation delay Definition The one-quarter second transmission delay in communication to and from GEO satellites Term Radio frequency indentification (RFID) technology Definition A wireless technology that allows manufacturers to attach tags with antennas and computer chips on goods and then track their movement through radio signals Term Radio transmission Definition System that uses radio-wave frequencies to send data directly between transmitters and receivers Term Satellite Radio Definition A wireless system that offers uninterrupted, near CD-qualitiy music that is beaned to your radio from satellites Term Satellite transmission Definition A wireless transsmission sysyem that uses satellites for broadcast communications Term Short message service (SMS) Definition A service provided by digital cell ohone that can send and reveive short text messages (up to 160 characters in length) Term Telemetry Definition The wireless transmission and receipt of data gathered from remote sensors Term Ultra-wideband (UWB) Definition A high-bandwidth wireless technology with transmission speeds in excess of 100 Mbps that can be used for applications such as streaming mulitmedia from, say, a personal computer Term Voice portal Definition A web site with an audio interface Term Wireless Definition Telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves carry the signal between communicating devices Term Wireless access point Definition An antenna connecting a mobile device to a wired LAN Term Wireless application protocol (WAP) Definition The standard that enables wireless devices wit htiny display screens, low-bandwidth connections, and minimal memory to access web-based information and services Term Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Definition A set of standards for wireless LAN based on the IEEE 802.11 standard Term Wireless local area network (WLAN) Definition A computer network in a limited geographical area that uses wirelss transmission for communication Term Wireless network interface card (NIC) Definition A device that has a built-in radio and antenna and is essential to enable a computer to have wireless communication capabilities Term Wireless sensro networs (WSN) Definition Networks of interconnected, battery-powered, wireless sensors placed in the physical environment