Comparative Study on Mobile Operating System of the Students of Liceo de Cagayan University

Comparative

Study on Mobile

Operating

System of the

Students of Liceo

de Cagayan University

Jeffry C. Manhulad

John Ryan ubar

Arven J. Borgoños

Kem John Poncil Sybreen Marsh Velasco

Jury E. Cabanday

Ms. Stephanie Monte Probability & Statistics Class Adviser

CHAPTER 1

Background of the Study

The research is all about the operating system

(OS) of mobile devices that is widely used by

the students of Liceo de Cagayan University.

OS are the main software that hosts all other

programs in your cellphones. To help you

understand OS more, the following are

examples of operating systems (OS) of mobile

devices. “iOS” for iPhones, “Windows Phone” for some latest Nokia and Sony Ericson

models, “Android” for latest Samsung,

Alcatel, Cloudfone and etc., “Blackberry OS” for Blackberry mobiles and many others.

Objectives of the Study

This study aims to compare mobile

operating systems currently in-used by

the public, particularly by the students

of Liceo de Cagayan University; and to

be able for us to find out the most

widely used mobile operating system.

More specifically it aims to know the OS

of choice of the students excluding

money constraints.

Significance of the Study

This study will benefit the researchers,

the students and the readers of the

output of this research. This will

enlighten the minds of the readers to

the latest trends of not only mobile

devices but also the latest trends in

mobile devices’ operating systems. This

can be their guide to buying the best,

the most stable and the most widely used operating systems of the latest

mobile phones.

Scope and Delimitations

This study will only cover mobile operating

system. The mobile’s brand, model, and or

manufacturer are not included in the study,

but they are being used in the study as a

reference, in order for the researchers to

identify the mobile’s operating system of the

one being surveyed, if ever he/she is unsure,

or no knowledge at all of his/her mobile’s OS.

The research also focuses on cellular phones.

Other mobile devices such as PDAs (Personal

Digital Assistants), Tablets, Mobile Gaming

Devices and the like which do not have the

capacity to text, and or call are excluded.

CHAPTER 2

Definition of Terms

Mobile Phone- A mobile phone (also known as a

cellular phone, cell phone, and a hand phone) is a

device that can make and receive telephone calls

over a radio link while moving around a wide

geographic area

Mobile OS (Operating System)- A mobile operating

system, also called a mobile OS, is an operating

system that is specifically designed to run on mobile

devices such as mobile phones, smartphones,

PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld

devices.

OS (Operating System)- An operating system (OS) is

a collection of software that manages hardware

resources and provides common services for

programs

Definition of Terms

Android OS- The Android mobile operating system

is Google's open and free software stack that

includes an operating system, middleware and also

key applications for use on mobile devices,

including smartphones.

Blackberry OS- The BlackBerry OS is a proprietary

mobile operating system developed by Research

In Motion for use on the company’s popular

BlackBerry handheld devices

Bada OS- Bada is a proprietary Samsung mobile OS

that was first launched in 2010. The Samsung Wave

was the first smartphone to use this mobile OS.

Definition of Terms

iOS (iPhone Operating System)- iOS or iPhone

Operating System is the operating system

supported by Apple’s own manufactured devices

such as iPhone, iPad, iPad 2 and iPod Touch and is

not open for third party licensing.

Symbian OS- Symbian is a mobile operating system

(OS) targeted at mobile phones that offers a high-

level of integration with communication and

personal information management (PIM)

functionality. It is the mobile OS of the Nokia

manufactured phones before it shift to Windows

Mobile OS.

Definition of Terms

Windows Mobile OS- Windows Mobile is

Microsoft's mobile operating system used in

smartphones and mobile devices with or

without touchscreens

Hardware (Mobile)- Hardware is the

machine, wiring, and other physical

components of a computer or other

electronic system.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)- The

available interface of your phone. It is

consist of icons, color of icons and is the

way how graphics look in your cellphone.

CHAPTER 3

This study uses the methods of non-

probability sampling. The Quota

Sampling. Since the population of the

School (Liceo de Cagayan University)

is big and to minimize the expenses,

the researchers will set quota to be

reached as a sample size to be

surveyed. The base characteristic of

getting the sample quota will be the

gender such as male and female.

Methodology

Methodology

Presentation of Data- In presenting data,

researchers will use the tabular presentation using

either percentage or frequency table or using cross

tabulation or both. To present the data gathered

graphically, the researchers will use the bar chart.

Sample Size Determination (n)- To determine the

Sample size “n”, the researchers will be using the

quota sampling method. This means, the

researchers will just set a quota to be met as a

sample size. In this research, the researchers set 100

as sample size with 50% is set to be female

respondents and the other 50% will be male

respondents.

Methodology

Standard Deviation (s) Determination

s2 = ((nΣXi2 – (ΣXi) 2) ÷ (n (n-1))

s = √s2

Where n = the sample size and s is the standard

deviation.

Sample Mean Determination

Sample mean = (1/n) (ΣXi)

Where n = the sample size.

Statistical Treatment

Hypothesis Testing- The researchers wish to know

the operating system of choice of the students of

Liceo de Cagayan University. With the sample size

of 100, we found out that 45% of male and female

students wanted to have an Android OS. Is there a

reason to believe that the number of students who

want an Android OS is not 50, at α=0.05?

Given: n=100; sample mean=45; α=0.05; μ0 =50

Statistical Treatment

Hypothesis. H0: μ=50 and H1: μ≠50

Significance level. α=0.05

Test Statistic. Since this is a test concerning population mean where σ is unknown and the sample size is greater than or equal to 30, we apply case 2. Hence, the appropriate test statistic is

z= (sample mean- μ0) ÷ (s ÷ √n)

Critical Regions. Since this is a non-directional test, we apply a two-tailed test whose critical regions, as provided in case 2.

z <- zα/2 or z >z α/2

z <- z0.025 or z >z0.025

Thus, we reject H0 if z <-1.96 or z>1.96, otherwise, we fail to reject H0.

Statistical Treatment

Computation. The actual value of test statistic is:

z= (45-50) ÷ (5.43 ÷ (√100))

z= (-5) ÷ (5.43 ÷ 10) z= (-5) ÷ (0.543)

z= -9.21

Statistical Decision. Since z = -9.21 is in the critical

region, that is -9.21 < -1.96, we reject the null

hypothesis, H0.

Conclusion. The test result provides sufficient

evidence that the students who want an Android

OS are not 50.

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Results and Discussion

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CHAPTER 5

Conclusion

The over-all satisfaction of users with grade

rating interval of 6 to 10 for their mobile OS

in this study says 100% for Blackberry OS;

90% for iOS; 87.5% for Symbian; 88.9% for

Windows Phone; 86.1% for Android; and the

lowest grade rating for mobile OS comes

from others with grade rating of 75.8% and

is compose of operating systems which are

not famous and less known.

Conclusion

So who’s the best OS? On some level, it’s

too crude a question to take very seriously.

There are just too many ways to define “the

best,” and neither platform leads in every

area. But here’s the closest thing to an

objective answer we can manage.

“Android is the best if you’re talking about

market share; iOS if you mean financial

success. So far, this is a strikingly different

market than the PC business back in the

1990s, when market share translated

directly into financial success.”

Conclusion

You, of course, are entitled to

come to a different conclusion

because the best OS for you

depends on your needs and

tastes.

The End