The document discusses ubiquitous computing, characterized by embedding microprocessors in everyday objects to facilitate communication and connectivity. It outlines the goals, characteristics, examples, advantages, and challenges associated with this technology, emphasizing user-friendly operating systems and the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT). Key devices highlighted include smartphones, smart home appliances, and wearable technology.

1. Operating System Support
for Ubiquitous Computing
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2. In this slide
• What is Ubiquitous Computing
• Trends of computing
• Goals of Ubiquitous Computing
• Ubicomp’s devices characteristics
• Removing Complexity Using Operating Systems
• Examples ubicomp’s devices
• Advantages of Ubiquitous Computing
• Challenges for Ubiquitous Computing
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3. What is Ubiquitous Computing
ubiquitous computing (also called Pervasive computing) is the
growing trend towards embedding microprocessors in everyday
objects so they can communicate information. The words
ubiquitous mean "existing everywhere." Pervasive computing
devices are completely connected and constantly available.
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5. Goals of Ubiquitous Computing
•Invisible Technology
•Simplifying works
•Enabling Computing In class rooms and Home and Mobile and
everywhere.
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6. Ubicomp’s devices characteristics
• In every where
• Very tiny – even invisible-small
• inexpensive
• Light & strong technologies
• robust networked processing devices either mobile or
embedded in almost any type of object such as cars, tools,
appliances, clothing and various consumer good – all
communicating through increasingly interconnected networks.
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7. Removing Complexity Using Operating
Systems
• Manage & control easy
• User friendly
• Easy to use by interfaces
• Application software
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8. Examples ubicomp’s devices
• Digital audio players,
• radio-frequency identification tags,
• PDAs,
• Smartphones GPS, and
• interactive whiteboards, etc…
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9. Examples for ubicomp’s devices
Smart home environment:
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10. Future of ubiquitous computing with Operating
Systems
Windows 10:
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11. Tesla cars
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12. Internet of Things (IoT) With
operating Systems
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the ever-
growing network of physical objects that
feature an IP address for internet
connectivity, and the communication that
occurs between these objects and other
Internet-enabled devices and systems.
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13. Wearable Computing
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14. Advantages of Ubiquitous
Computing
• Quick, efficient and effortless.
• It supports a new class of intelligent and portable
appliances or “smart devices”.
• It gives people convenient access to relevant
information.
• It removers the complexity of new Technologies
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15. Challenges for Ubiquitous
Computing
• The “Accidentally” Smart Environment
• Impromptu Interoperability
• No Systems Administrator
• Social Implications of aware technologies
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