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Personal Digital Assistants
By
Meghna Patel
Introduction
• What PDA can do?
• Application of PDAs
• Who Uses PDAs
Average cost of
$400
Applications
Stores addresses, phone
numbers, to-do list, emails,
browser, keep track of
appointments, clock/alarm
-Router Planner
-Portable technical support
tool
Router Planner
• Driving direction- just clicking on a map or
by entering names of start and destination
points.
Portable technical support tool
For example: IPAQ PDA- Iper network
software
• Ping various devices on the network
• Browse the SNMP
• Generate some UDP traffic on the network
• Do a port scan
IPAQ PDA continue..
Another Example: Handaylzer
Three Tests:
1. Discovery test
2. Drop Test
3. Monitor Test
Who Uses PDA?
• PDAs for Health Professions
- Keep track of procedures and patients
information.
- Billing purpose
- Pharmaceuticals purpose
- Writing prescription electronically
Patient tracker- tracking lab data, medical history.
MedMath- Medical Calculator
Who Uses PDA? Continue…
• PDAs for Teachers:
-Grade Book Program
-Keep all parents’
addresses, phone
numbers, email
-Calendar function
Teachers Pet- $20
Who Uses PDA? Continue…
PDAs for Students:
• Keep track of homework, assignments,
grades, notes
• Dictionary ( English to French and French
to English dictionary or any other
languages)
Who Uses PDA? Continue…
PDAs for Astronomers:
Telescope, telescope mount, star charts, field
guides.
For example: Planetarium application
$ 24.00
Plots star charts
Calculates the position of the sun, the moon, the
planets up to 9000 starts
Calculates twilight times, moon phases, magnitude,
distance, rise and set times and much more.
Who Uses PDA continue…
PDAs for Truck Drivers
- Communicate With their companies on the
road.
- Keep track of expenses, shipping records,
maps and schedules
Summary
Today PDAs are more than address book.
-
Personal productivity tools
Instruction tools and technical support tool
For education
Health Professionals
Astronomers
Truck drivers
Average cost of
$400
Any