COMPUTING ASSIGNMENT

Computing Assignment



Computing Assignment

"The computer has been a memorable discovery, as the steam engine; unlike the telephone or the car, the computer enhances the growth of human knowledge."

Dr. Jesus Lopez Estrada

Question #1

Advantages of Android OS over IOS

In the eternal competition between the two mobile platforms with greater thrust of this, from time to time set out some points of disagreement that seem insurmountable. As if the future depended both clearly be above your opponent, are the users of either system who are determined to prove to his audience that his choice was the best. Sometimes we forget that, like almost all things of this life, the choices are made based on our own personal analysis, our needs and, of course, our subjective perceptions.

The popular iPhone has driven an impressive way the mobile phone market. Apple has been able to innovate and seize its opportunity in this market and remains the model for many companies. It has the largest application store in the world and its graphic interface is very nice and simple. Iphone users update so quickly because IPhone users always have the latest version of the operating system through constant automatic update (Steve, 2011, 78). For Android, there is only the fragmentation of the system and the update depends solely on the manufacturer. Despite having a lot of applications, Android loses with iOS. Apple has over 350,000 apps and Android has "only" 150,000. In the new iPhone OS offers new features folders. At that time, as the user interface Apple iPhone still has a big impact on the market. The user is given the possibility of making the important shortcuts in the start menu; in addition, they can be moved like the icons in the Android 2.2 and iOS. All three systems can perform these operations quickly and accurately.

However still many people find themselves in a dilemma when choosing a smartphone when it comes to seeking information from the operating systems of the computers. For example, it is clear that the criteria for publishing applications in the Android Market are more relaxed and spacious than the App Store. In contrast, it is quite noticeable that iOS devices apparently work more fluidly than Android devices (Kirsner, 2007, 115).

Android is very customizable, and we can have shortcuts, for example, Gallery, Gmail, Google Maps, etc. and also we have some widgets, which mostly are of the weather, or comments on their Facebook accounts. Android did a great tarbajo here in this area, as it is better than IOS. Android has over 200,000 apps, of which 80% of them are free.  Android's openness allows free to develop and provide access to and free flow of games and applications.

Android fully supports online services like Gmail, Calendar, Maps, and Google Docs, etc.

Although the base software AppStore largest and ordered for today, Android Market accommodation at much simpler and more tolerant. Algorithm install software for Android is also easier (Mark, 2009, 584).

Unlike products from Apple Android supports a large number of ...