Poster Project - Cell Phone

Damini Gopal

The Cell Phone

1. What is the bit-sending technology used by your device? Why do you think this technology is used to perform its function as opposed to others that do the same?
1. Cell phones can use radio or wifi transmissions. This technology is useful because allows the devices to be wireless and still be able to send bits.
2. What is the average bit rate of the device?
1. The average bit rate for a call in the US is 8,000 bits per second.
3. When was the device first used? Is it still in use?
1. April 3, 1973 was when the first mobile call was made from a cell phone. The cell phone is still very much in use, but more for texting than calling.
4. How might data be corrupted or lost on this device?
1. Corruption can occur during the transmission of information. If the transmission is interrupted there can be data loss and environmental conditions can often play a factor in the loss of data through cellular devices that rely on radio transmissions.

Some interesting facts:

1. There is around 3 billion phone calls made a day in the US alone.
2. The average cell phone has more computing power than the computers that were used for the Apollo 11 moon landing.
3. Mobile phone throwing is an official sport in Finland.

Mobile Phone Throwing in Finland         The first mobile phone and its inventor Martin Cooper