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A '''personal digital assistant''' ('''PDA'''), also known as a '''handheld PC''', or '''personal data assistant''', is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.
 
A '''personal digital assistant''' ('''PDA'''), also known as a '''handheld PC''', or '''personal data assistant''', is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.
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== Description ==
  
 
The term evolved from Personal Desktop Assistant, a software term for an application that prompts or prods the user of a computer with suggestions or provides quick reference to contacts and other lists. PDAs were discontinued in early 2010s after the widespread adoption of highly capable, especially [[iOS]] and Android-based smartphones.
 
The term evolved from Personal Desktop Assistant, a software term for an application that prompts or prods the user of a computer with suggestions or provides quick reference to contacts and other lists. PDAs were discontinued in early 2010s after the widespread adoption of highly capable, especially [[iOS]] and Android-based smartphones.
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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* [[Laptop]]
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* [[Mobile phone]]
 
* [[Wi-Fi]]
 
* [[Wi-Fi]]
  

Revision as of 06:53, 3 September 2015

A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a handheld PC, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.

Description

The term evolved from Personal Desktop Assistant, a software term for an application that prompts or prods the user of a computer with suggestions or provides quick reference to contacts and other lists. PDAs were discontinued in early 2010s after the widespread adoption of highly capable, especially iOS and Android-based smartphones.

Nearly all PDAs have the ability to connect to the Internet.

A PDA has an electronic visual display, enabling it to include a web browser, all models also have audio capabilities enabling use as a portable media player, and also enabling most of them to be used as mobile phones.

Most PDAs can access the Internet, intranets or extranets via Wi-Fi or Wireless Wide Area Networks.

Most PDAs employ touchscreen technology.

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