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Linux Based Mobile Operating Systems

Linux Based Mobile Operating Systems

Lee Chao
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781609606138|ISBN10: 1609606132|EISBN13: 9781609606145
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-613-8.ch003
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Chao , Lee . "Linux Based Mobile Operating Systems." Open Source Mobile Learning: Mobile Linux Applications, edited by Lee Chao , IGI Global, 2011, pp. 35-50. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-613-8.ch003

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Chao , L. (2011). Linux Based Mobile Operating Systems. In L. Chao (Ed.), Open Source Mobile Learning: Mobile Linux Applications (pp. 35-50). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-613-8.ch003

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Chao , Lee . "Linux Based Mobile Operating Systems." In Open Source Mobile Learning: Mobile Linux Applications, edited by Lee Chao , 35-50. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-613-8.ch003

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Abstract

In today’s mobile computing, Linux plays a significant role. The Linux kernel has been adopted by a variety of mobile operating systems to handle tasks such as device management, memory management, process management, networking, power management, application interface management, and user interface management. This chapter introduces Linux based mobile operating systems installed on various mobile devices. It first gives a brief introduction of the history of mobile Linux. Then, the chapter introduces the mobile Linux features that can be used to meet the mobile learning requirements. The last part of the chapter presents strategies on selecting a Linux based operating system for a particular mobile learning project.

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