How Do PDAs Work with Databases?
What is a PDA Database? A personal digital assistant (PDA) database is a transfer of desktop information to a mobile device. The basics of PDAs consist of their operating systems, usually Palm, PocketPC, EPOC, Psion or Windows CE. Some also work with Linux, but they are not as popular. They are also defined by their screens (i.e., color or monochrome), weight density (usually featherweight), memory capacity and wireless Internet accessibility. The Importance of WAP Technology Wireless application protocol (WAP) is global technology designed to access the Internet, telephones and private and public databases via world wide web (www) programming languages, wireless markup language (WML), WML Script and a framework to house telephone services such as messaging, telefaxes, call forwarding and address books. Synchronization of PDAs The most popular brand names for the systems that transfer data are ActiveSync, Bluetooth and infrared (IrDA). PDAs sync (i.e., match information to other simila
