Friday, December 28, 2012

Incredible importance of Handheld Computers or Personal Digital Assistant

By Vincent Hudson


When using of computers increases in day to day life, you must create the flexibility of usage and better accessibility of these devices. When PC evolved, many more people started using computers, then, to increase mobility Laptop or computer notebooks arrived in market. Still, they are not that easy to carry or use at all places; handheld computers are those devices which are small enough and can be held in hands and supply all the functionality of a computer. Handheld computers are typically referred to as Smartphone (PDA).

PDA is certainly a useful device as per functionality and very convenient to carry. But it really cannot replace computer notebooks because of its small keyboard and screen. Currently, efforts are going on to resolve these problems by providing touch screen and by replacing keyboard with stylus which can act as a writing pen.

Handheld computers are used by business executives for many different functions, like Blackberry provides use of their mail system while they are still from the office. These devices can be used to access internet, send mails, transferring and carrying files, internet fax, and storing data so on. All Hand held computers come with memory card slots which often can store multiple Gigabits of data and gives the functionality of a hard disk. It is utilized as Smartphone so people are often connected with each other.

The many functions of PDA include smart computer, mobile telephony, media recorder, media player, communication and personal navigation. When the first hand held computer was designed, it was mainly used as Private Information Manager which functions as calendar, address book, calculator etc. However later it was integrated with mobile telephony and Main system like Windows also specifically made for this. Internet websites are designed to be displayed on these devices and currently it really is used even for cash transactions.

The vast majority of original PDAs like Apple Newton and Palm Pilot used touch screen for user interaction and still have only few buttons. Touch screen Handheld Computer utilizes a detachable device called stylus for the working with screen. Stylus is used to touch the screen to activate buttons and menus as per user requirement. User input can be done via different ways, such as virtual keyboard can be accessed by tapping on the screen with stylus, external keyboard and that is attached through USB port letter or stroke recognition, which can be programmed for many people.

Memory cards are utilized as storage devices. These are definitely used as nonvolatile permanent memory. Initially available in few MB however now available in multiple GB; that is in addition to the permanent flash memory which can be inbuilt.

Wired connectivity is commonly employed with USB port to non-public computer for accessing information in PDA or PCs. This connectivity is required to transfer data and updating information. Wireless connectivity is utilized with infra-red or Bluetooth technologies. Speed of wired connectivity is more than limited speed of wireless connectivity.

Special software programs are used to configure and manage data inside PDA, and this can be synchronized once attached to laptop or computer or laptop. This typically is used to synchronize calendar, contacts and mails. So today, PDAs are now fully equipped computer systems which were started as personal organizers.




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