Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Essay

Chapter 14-Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG. 19.14.02 TIVES: TOPICS: KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: Virtual Reality Understand DATE MODIFIED: 94. Discuss the issues with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. ANSWER: Answers will vary. There are some technical problems and some privacy and security issues associated with RFID tags. On the technical level, signals from multiple readers can overlap, signals can be jammed or disrupted, and the tags are difficult to remove. Some of the privacy and security issues include being able to read a tag's contents after an item has left the store, tags being read without the customer's knowledge, and tags with unique serial numbers being linked to credit card numbers. POINTS: DIFFICULTY: 1 Moderate REFERENCES: Discuss uses of radio frequency identification. QUESTION TYPE: Essay HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.03 TIVES: TOPICS: RFID KEYWORDS: Understand DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 95. Discuss the applications of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. ANSWER: POINTS: DIFFICULTY: Answers will vary. Common applications of RFID are divided into five major categories: a. Tracking and identification: Railway cars and shipping containers, livestock and pets, supply-chain management (tracking merchandise from manufacturers to retailers to customers), inventory control, retail checkout and POS systems, recycling and waste disposal b. Payment and stored-value systems: Electronic toll systems, contactless credit cards (require no swiping), subway and bus passes, casino tokens, concert tickets c. Access control: Building access cards, ski-lift passes, car ignition systems d. Anticounterfeiting: Casino tokens, high-denomination currency notes, luxury goods, prescription drugs e. Healthcare: Tracking medical tools and patients (particularly newborns and patients with Alzheimer's), process control, monitoring patient data 1 Moderate REFERENCES: Discuss uses of radio frequency identification. QUESTION TYPE: Essay HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.03 TIVES: TOPICS: RFID Page Chapter 14-Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Understand KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 96. List five features of quick response (QR) codes that are not present in conventional bar codes. ANSWER: Answers will vary. Compared to conventional bar codes, QR codes have the following features: a. High storage capacity b. Small printout size c. Dirt and dust resistance d. Readable from any direction e. Compatible with the Japanese character set POINTS: DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE: HAS VARIABLES: 1 Moderate Explain quick response codes. Essay False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS9.BIDG. 19.14.04 TOPICS: KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: QR codes Understand 97. What is the major reason for the popularity of quick response (QR) codes? ANSWER: POINTS: Answers will vary. A major reason for the popularity of QR codes is that they can store (and digitally present) much more data, including URL links, geo coordinates, and text. Businesses, too, may start using more QR codes-on their business cards, coffee mugs, Web sites, pop-up banners, and so forth-to convey information to their business partners. In other words, business employees will no longer need to carry paper documents around with them. 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: Explain quick response codes. QUESTION TYPE: Essay HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.04 TIVES: TOPICS: QR codes KEYWORDS: Understand DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: 98. Discuss the use of biometrics in passports and secure government ID cards. ANSWER: Answers will vary. A biometrically authenticated passport or ID card can never be copied and used by an unauthorized person. German citizens over the age of 24 can apply for an ePass, a passport containing a chip that stores a digital photograph and fingerprints. Other biometric identifiers, such as iris scans, could be added. Page 46 Chapter 14-Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications POINTS: DIFFICULTY: 1 Moderate Summarize new uses of biometrics. REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE: Essay HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECMIS9.BIDG. 19.14.05 TIVES: TOPICS: KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: Biometric access systems Understand 99. Discuss the disadvantages of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX). ANSWER: Answers will vary. Disadvantages of WiMAX include interference from other wireless devices, high costs, and interruptions from weather conditions, such as rain. This technology also requires a lot of power; when bandwidth is shared among users, transmission speed decreases. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: Describe new trends in networking, including grid, utility, and cloud computing. QUESTION TYPE: Essay HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.06 TIVES: TOPICS: KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED: Wireless networks Understand 100. Explain Bluetooth technology. ANSWER: Answers will vary. Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows fixed and mobile devices to transfer data over short distances (usually within 30 feet). It can also be used to create a personal area network for communication among computerized devices, including telephones, PDAs, and game consoles. Bluetooth uses a radio technology called Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum, which separates data into chunks and transmits each chunk on a different frequency, if needed. Bluetooth is also used to connect devices such as computers, global positioning systems, mobile phones, laptops, printers, and digital cameras. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: Describe new trends in networking, including grid, utility, and cloud computing. QUESTION TYPE: Essay HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJEC MIS9.BIDG.19.14.06 TIVES: TOPICS: Wireless networks Understand DATE CREATED: