Deck 14: Emerging Trends,technologies,and Applications

Question 1

Push technology can be effective for both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) marketing.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the context of virtual reality (VR),telepresence technology allows users to move around freely by combining interactive environments with cameras,monitors,and other devices.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Head-mounted displays (HMDs) can incorporate stereo sound into a virtual reality (VR) environment to make it more convincingly real.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag provides a unique identification for a credit or debit card carrying the tag.

Question 5

Active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have no internal power supply.

Question 6

In virtual reality (VR) terminology,the everyday physical world is referred to as the "home environment."

Question 7

Virtual reality helps extend the capabilities of the disabled.

Question 8

People can enter other cave automatic virtual environments (CAVEs) in other locations,no matter how far away they are geographically.

Question 9

A disadvantage of the application service provider (ASP) model is that it is highly expensive.

Question 10

Push technology benefits both users and vendors.

Question 11

When using radio frequency identification (RFID),there are some technical problems and issues of privacy and security.

Question 12

In an exocentric environment,users can interact with objects.

Question 13

In a virtual world,users communicate solely using voices.

Question 14

In the context of virtual reality (VR),stereo sound and tactile sensations enhance the feeling of being immersed in a three-dimensional real world.

Question 15

Pull technology is adequate for marketing certain products and services and for providing customized information.

Question 16

A data glove can also be used as an output device,much like a keyboard.

Question 17

A disadvantage of push technology is that users do not get the information they need in a timely fashion.

Question 18

A cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) uses holographic devices that create,capture,and display images in true 3D form.

Question 19

A QR (quick response) code offers a smaller storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes.

Question 20

Before virtual reality (VR) technology,even the best graphics programs used a two-dimensional environment to illustrate a three-dimensional object.

Question 21

Compared with Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX),Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) theoretically has faster data transfer rates and a longer range.

Question 22

Nanomaterials have been applied as coatings on eyewear for increased comfort.

Question 23

Nanotechnology is being developed to make computers much faster and smaller,with more memory.

Question 24

Network administrators use _____ technology to get antivirus updates to be automatically downloaded on employees' workstations.

A) push
B) pull
C) virtual reality
D) SaaS

Question 25

_____ is also known as "on-demand software."

A) A group support system (GSS)
B) Software as a service (SaaS)
C) On-premises software
D) Grid computing

Question 26

Bluetooth has line-of-sight limitations.

Question 27

QR (quick response) codes can be read by smartphones that are equipped with cameras.

Question 28

Grid computing has been used in bioinformatics and financial applications.

Question 29

A disadvantage of an application service provider (ASP) is that:

A) it is highly expensive and delivers information at a slow rate.
B) it does not guarantee that an application will fully meet an organization's needs.
C) it does not provide any level of technical support to an organization.
D) it often fails to keep an application up to date based on users' requests.

Question 30

_____ refers to enabling users to act on objects in a virtual reality (VR) environment,such as using a data glove to pick up and move objects.

A) Interaction
B) Simulation
C) Telepresence
D) Immersion

Question 31

Utility computing can work with the software as a service (SaaS) model.

Question 32

Which of the following is an advantage of application service providers (ASPs)?

A) ASPs offer software customized to users' needs.
B) ASPs allow integration with a customer's other applications and systems easily.
C) ASPs make certain that software is kept up to date, based on users' requests.
D) ASPs ensure that applications fully meet an organization's needs.

Question 33

With _____ technology,a Web server delivers information to users who have signed up for this service instead of waiting for them to request the information be sent to them.

A) CAVE
B) radio frequency identification
C) pull
D) push

Question 34

_____ refers to giving objects in a virtual reality (VR) environment texture and shading for a three-dimensional (3D) appearance.

A) Interaction
B) Simulation
C) Telepresence
D) Immersion

Question 35

Biometrics offer a high degree of accuracy that is not possible with other security measures.

Question 36

Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) can be used over farther distances indoors than outdoors.

Question 37

_____ uses computer-generated,three-dimensional images to create the illusion of interaction in a real-world environment.

A) Nanotechnology
B) Virtual reality
C) Cloud computing
D) Grid computing

Question 38

Cloud computing offers many of the advantages and disadvantages of distributed computing.

Question 39

Which of the following issues is faced by application service providers (ASPs)?

A) Lack of portability
B) Inflexibility
C) Compatibility issues
D) Privacy issues

Question 40

With the _____ model,users do not need to be concerned with new software versions and compatibility problems because the application service providers (ASPs) offer the most recent version of the software.

A) on-premises software
B) virtual reality
C) radio frequency identification (RFID)
D) software as a service (SaaS)

Question 41

One major obstacle to using virtual reality (VR) technology is that not enough _____ are currently available to carry out the data transmissions needed for a VR environment capable of re-creating a conference.

A) avatars
B) quick response codes
C) fiber optic cables
D) nanomaterials

Question 42

In the context of virtual reality (VR) technology,_____ refers to giving users the sense that they are in another location,even one geographically far away,and can manipulate objects as though they are actually in that location.

A) interaction
B) simulation
C) telepresence
D) immersion

Question 43

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is designed for wireless _____.

A) wide area networks (WANs)
B) personal area networks (PANs)
C) local area networks (LANs)
D) metropolitan area networks (MANs)

Question 44

Which of the following is an advantage of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX)?

A) It is unaffected by weather conditions.
B) It requires little power.
C) It incurs low costs.
D) It is fast and easy to install.

Question 45

_____ radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have no internal power supply.

A) Active
B) Passive
C) Open
D) Closed

Question 46

The most common technology used with an egocentric virtual environment is _____.

A) nanotechnology
B) 3D graphics
C) a head-mounted display (HMD)
D) software as a service (SaaS)

Question 47

In the context of virtual reality (VR) technology,the main technology used in an exocentric environment is _____.

A) WiMAX
B) QR code
C) nanotechnology
D) 3D graphics

Question 48

In the context of virtual reality (VR) technology,_____ refers to allowing users in different locations to interact and manipulate the same world at the same time by connecting two or more virtual worlds.

A) networked communication
B) full-body immersion
C) telepresence
D) interaction

Question 49

A(n) _____ is a matrix barcode consisting of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background.

A) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag
B) QR (quick response) code
C) latent image barcode
D) telepen code

Question 50

Bluetooth can be used to create a _____,to communicate among computerized devices.

A) personal area network (PAN)
B) local area network (LAN)
C) wide area network (WAN)
D) metropolitan area network (MAN)

Question 51

_____ is a small electronic device consisting of a microchip and an antenna and performs the same task as bar codes.

A) Bluetooth
B) A monitoring and surveillance agent
C) Nanomaterial
D) A radio frequency identification tag

Question 52

In grid computing,each participant in a grid is referred to as a _____.

A) cell
B) node
C) tag
D) branch

Question 53

Club Penguin is a widely used _____.

A) virtual world
B) push technology
C) software as a service (SaaS)
D) application service provider (ASP)

Question 54

In the context of virtual reality (VR) technology,_____ refers to giving users the feeling of being part of an environment by using special hardware and software.

A) interaction
B) simulation
C) telepresence
D) immersion

Question 55

Which of the following technologies could be used to prevent one coworker from checking in for another in an organization?

A) Biometrics
B) Nanotechnology
C) Bluetooth
D) Grid computing

Question 56

A cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) is a virtual environment consisting of a _____ room in which the walls are rear projection screens.

A) cylindrical
B) spherical
C) cube-shaped
D) honeycomb-shaped

Question 57

The _____ component of a virtual reality (VR) system is an input device that captures and records movements of a user's feet as the user turns in different directions.

A) walker
B) crawler
C) kernel
D) fuzzy logic

Question 58

_____ radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be embedded in a sticker or under the human or animal skin.

A) Active
B) Passive
C) Open
D) Closed

Question 59

Users interact via avatars in a(n) _____.

A) public cloud
B) virtual world
C) artificial neural network
D) knowledge acquisition facility

Question 60

An advantage of grid computing is _____,meaning that if one node on the grid fails,another node can take over.

A) improved reliability
B) parallel processing
C) scalability
D) simulation

Question 61

_____ computing is also known as on-demand computing.

A) Hybrid
B) Grid
C) Utility
D) Cloud

Question 62

_____ have been added to sports gear,such as tennis and golf balls and tennis rackets,to make them more durable and improve their responsiveness.

A) Nanomaterials
B) RFID tags
C) Nanometers
D) Data gloves

Question 63

With _____ computing,users can make use of other computers' resources to solve problems involving large-scale,complex calculations,such as circuit analysis or mechanical design-problems that a single computer is not capable of solving in a timely manner.

Question 64

In grid computing,when a large complex task is split into smaller tasks that run simultaneously on several nodes,it is known as _____ processing.

Question 65

_____ computing is the provision of IT services on demand.

Question 66

A(n) _____ is the most commonly used device for enabling users to navigate in the virtual reality (VR) environment and control various objects.

Question 67

With _____ technology,a user states a need before getting information,as when a uniform resource locator (URL) is entered in a Web browser so the user can go to a certain Web site.

Question 68

_____ is a model in which application service providers (ASPs) deliver software to users for a fee.

Question 69

One advantage of grid computing is _____,meaning more nodes can be added for additional computing power without affecting the network's operation.

A) improved reliability
B) simulation
C) scalability
D) immersion

Question 70

Unlike bar codes and other systems,_____ devices do not have to be in contact with the scanner to be read.

Question 71

In a(n) _____ environment,a user is totally immersed in the virtual reality (VR) world.

Question 72

Nanotechnology incorporates techniques that involve the structure and composition of materials on a _____.

A) nanoscale
B) nanobyte
C) nanometer
D) nanoframe

Question 73

Another name for push technology is _____.

Question 74

_____ is a broadband wireless technology that can transmit information over short distances in the form of radio waves.

Question 75

In the context of cloud computing,users connect with an off-site infrastructure over the Internet with a(n) _____ cloud.

Question 76

In a(n) _____ virtual reality (VR) environment,a user is given a "window-view."

Question 77

_____ provide access to software or services for a fee.

Question 78

In the context of virtual reality (VR),_____ refers to allowing users to move around freely by combining interactive environments with cameras,monitors,and other devices.

Question 79

_____ incorporates many recent technologies under one platform including the software as a service (SaaS) model and Web 2.0.

A) Forward chaining
B) Cloud computing
C) Case-based reasoning
D) Virtual reality

Question 80

A(n) _____ is a 2D or 3D graphical representation of a person in the virtual world,used in chat rooms and online games.