Glossary of Terms

Access Point

Access Point Name. Directs the user to the gateway or

 

the required service.

Bluetooth

Low power radio technology for high-speed wireless

 

connection between computers and mobile devices.

BT Accessories

Business Travel Accessories

CSD

Circuit Switched Data. A communication method used to

 

transmit data over telephone connections.

DCIM

Digital Camera IMages. DCIM is a folder, which is placed

 

directly under the root and stores still images.

DTMF

Dual Tone Multi-Frequency allows you to communicate

 

with computerised phone systems, voice mailboxes, etc.

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service. A GSM transmission

 

technique that transmits and receives data in packets

 

rather than setting up a continuous channel.

GSM

Global System for Mobile communications. The name

 

given to the advanced digital technology that your phone

 

uses.

Infrared

A type of connection that allows data to be wirelessly

 

transmitted directly to another device.

JAVA

A programming language developed by Sun

 

Microsystems. Programs written in JAVA do not rely on

 

an operating system.

MCN

Micro-Cellular Network. A mobile network consisting of

 

micro cells that provide traffic resources for both micro-

 

cellular and normal GSM use.

MIDlet

A MIDlet is an application. MIDlet applications are written

 

in MIDP, which is a new standard format of JAVA for

 

mobile devices.

miniSD card

mini Secure Digital card can contain data which is

 

encoded to protect copyright material. A solid state

 

storage device for still images, video footage and music.

 

Broadly used for different types of devices to share data.

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