CHAPTER 8

Impact of Device Types

Various types of devices can be used to access information on the Internet. This is a fact that needs to be recognized in Internet reporting. These include mobile units, desktop computers, and tablets. These are the most common types, but there are more, and some of the others are or may be growing in importance. Consider, for example, smart wrist watches, smart TVs, pod players, Google Home units, eBook readers, and game consoles.

Desktop computers are still a very common way to access the Internet. However, they are no longer the most common. That place was taken by mobile phones in recent years. A Q4 study for 2011 showed that:

Mobile traffic grew 2.3-fold in 2011, making it the fourth year in a row that ...

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