Personal digital assistant

A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a handheld PC,^[1]^[2] is a multi-purpose mobile device which functions as a personal information manager. PDAs have been mostly displaced by the widespread adoption of highly capable smartphones, in particular those based on iOS and Android, and thus saw a rapid decline in use after 2007.^[3]^[4]

A PDA has an electronic visual display. Most models also have audio capabilities, allowing usage as a portable media player, and also enabling many of them to be used as telephones. By the early 2000s, nearly all PDA models had the ability to access the Internet, intranets or extranets via Wi-Fi or Wireless WANs, and since that time PDAs generally include a web browser. Sometimes, instead of buttons, PDAs employ touchscreen technology.

^ Viken, Alexander (April 10, 2009). "The History of Personal Digital Assistants 1980 – 2000". Agile Mobility. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ "History of the HP 95LX computer". HP Virtual Museum. Hewlett-Packard. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
^ Andrew Smith, Faithe Wempen (2011). CompTIA Strata Study Guide. John Wiley & Sons. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-470-97742-2. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
^ "The Golden Age of PDAs". PC Magazine.

[1] Viken, Alexander (April 10, 2009). "The History of Personal Digital Assistants 1980 – 2000". Agile Mobility. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[2] "History of the HP 95LX computer". HP Virtual Museum. Hewlett-Packard. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[Obsolete_CompTIA-3] Andrew Smith, Faithe Wempen (2011). CompTIA Strata Study Guide. John Wiley & Sons. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-470-97742-2. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

[4] "The Golden Age of PDAs". PC Magazine.

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