What is the Android

What is Android

1. Linux kernel based

2. Java as programming language

3. OS kernel + middle ware + application

 

Features

1. 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0  (OpenGL ES 2.0 already released)

2. Webkit as browser

3. Dalvik virtual machine maybe it's a Java virtual machine

4. Sqlite

 

Architecture

l         Application – some core applications bounded with the OS

n         Contact - Notepad

n         Browser – just like IE in Windows

n         Maps

n         Email client – Outlook

n         SMG program –

l         Application framework – provide some APIs to application

n         Views – Windows API

n         Content Provider -  file operating API

n         Resource Management – String, GDI,

n         Notification Management

n         Activity Management – Process and thread API

l         Libraries – some C/C++ libraries used by application framework, most of which are third party libraries.

n         System C library

n         Surface library

n         3D OpenGL ES 1.0

n         Media Library

n         Sqlite

l         Android Runtime

n         Core library – provide functionality of libraries with Java programming language

n         Dalvik virtual machine – run .dex format file which is optimised as minimum memory footprint.

l         Linux kernal

Version 2.6

 

wifi wireless fidelity 无线保真 传输距离长，传输速度快，但传输可靠性较差。