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Mobile synchronization

Mobile synchronization

- One of the most important aspects of having a mobile device is I want my data up to date and accurate and with me at all times. So, to do that we go through a process called synchronization. Now, synchronization is kind of a dated concept that is also extremely modern. In other words, synchronization predates the cloud, and that's an important thing to remember when we're talking about the A+ exam. In particular, the whole idea behind synchronization is that you've got a chunk of data somewhere, and you want the same chunk of data someplace else. So, let's say we have contacts. If I have some contacts here and I add a contact I want some process that will go over to this other pile of contacts and on the fly update it so that these are the same pieces of information. That's what makes synchronization different than backup. In a backup scenario what you're doing is you have a chunk of data here, and you just make a copy…

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