What does PDA mean?
In the computing world, PDA stands for Personal Digital Assistant and refers to hand-held devices such as PalmPilots or BlackBerries.TypesPDAs can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and the definition of “personal digital assistant” is so broad that devices such as iPhones or smartphones fall under it. Generally speaking, a PDA is a computer that will fit in your hand.HistoryOne of the first benefits of the PDA truly fit the “assistant” part of the acronym. The first PDA, built in 1993, had the ability to automatically create calendar appointments based on notes that were written on the screen, as well as doing other simple tasks that one traditionally had an assistant perform.IdentificationA PDA is reasonably easy to identify because most portable electronic gadgets are a PDA in some form or another. Generally speaking, PDAs are long, thin, rectangular devices with a central screen, and one or more buttons on the device.BenefitsPDAs offer users the ability to have a simple “assist
