Deck 20: Mobile Technology

Question 1

Which of the following is not a privacy issues associated with location based information?

A) Target marketing
B) Embarrassment
C) Harassment
D) Identity theft

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is a microwave transmitter?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) An omnidirectional wireless technology that provides limited-range voice and data transmission over the unlicensed 2.4-GHz frequency band, allowing connections with a wide variety of fixed and portable devices that normally would have to be cabled together
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Uses the atmosphere (or outer space) as the transmission medium to send the signal to a microwave receiver

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What are wireless mobile content services that provide location-specific information to mobile users moving form location to location?

A) RFID
B) Satellite
C) LBS
D) GPS

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not a component of a RFID architecture?

A) Tag
B) Reader
C) Store
D) Computer network

Question 5

Which of the following is not a primary difference between traditional satellites and low-orbit satellites?

A) Travels closer to the Earth
B) Can pickup signals from weak transmitters
C) Consumes more power
D) Costs less

Question 6

What is Bluetooth?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) A telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile phones, computers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) can be easily interconnected using a short-range wireless connection
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 7

Which organization allows customers to board flights using just a cell phone or PDA?

A) United
B) Saber
C) Continental
D) Southwest
Continental Airlines allows customers to board flights using just a cell phone or PDA.

Question 8

Which of the following is a common GIS use?

A) Finding what is nearby
B) Routing information
C) Information alerts
D) All of the above

Question 9

What is an RFID tag?

A) A device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement
B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
C) Contains a microchip and an antenna
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 10

Which of the following is not a company using GPS to gain efficiencies and effectiveness?

A) GM
B) American Farmers
C) UPS
D) Dr. Pepper

Question 11

Which of the following is considered a location based services market segment?

A) Emergency services
B) Navigation services
C) Tracking services
D) All of the above

Question 12

What is wireless fidelity?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) An omnidirectional wireless technology that provides limited-range voice and data transmission over the unlicensed 2.4-GHz frequency band, allowing connections with a wide variety of fixed and portable devices that normally would have to be cabled together
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 13

What is radio frequency identification (RFID)?

A) A means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals
B) An omnidirectional wireless technology that provides limited-range voice and data transmission over the unlicensed 2.4-GHz frequency band, allowing connections with a wide variety of fixed and portable devices that normally would have to be cabled together
C) A technology that uses active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances
This is the definition of RFID.

Question 14

What is a global positioning system (GPS)?

A) A constellation of 24 well-spaced satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for people with ground receivers to pinpoint their geographic location
B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
C) Contains a microchip and an antenna, and typically work by transmitting a serial number via radio waves to an electronic reader, which confirms the identity of a person or object bearing the tag
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 15

What is a small handheld computer capable of entirely digital communications transmission?

A) PDA
B) GPS
C) GIS
D) RFID
This is the definition of PDA.

Question 16

What is a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular type access?

A) Satellite
B) Broadband
C) WiMAX
D) None of the above

Question 17

What is a geographic information system (GIS)?

A) A device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement
B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
C) Contains a microchip and an antenna, and typically work by transmitting a serial number via radio waves to an electronic reader, which confirms the identity of a person or object bearing the tag
D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Question 18

What combines the functions of a cellular phone and a PDA in a single device?

A) GPS
B) RFID
C) Smartphone
D) VoIP

Question 19

What is Bluetooth's maximum range?

A) 3 feet
B) 30 feet
C) 300 feet
D) Unlimited

Question 20

What are the two components of a WiMAX system?

A) WiMAX tower, WiMAX GPS
B) WiMAX tower, WiMAX receiver
C) WiMAX receiver, WiMAX transponder
D) WiMAX transponder, WiMAX tower

Question 21

Location-based ____________ are wireless mobile content services which provide location-specific information to mobile users moving form location to location.

Question 22

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies use active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers.

Question 23

____________ fidelity is a means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals.

Question 24

WiMAX, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless data over short distances in a variety of ways.

Question 25

A geographic information system (GIS) is designed to work with information that can be shown on a map.

Question 26

Microwave transmitters are commonly used to transmit radio signals over great distances.

Question 27

Microwave ____________ uses the atmosphere (or outer space) as the transmission medium to send the signal to a microwave receiver.

Question 28

Bluetooth is a telecommunications industry specification that describes how phones and computers can be easily interconnected using a long-range wireless connection.

Question 29

A global ____________ system is a constellation of 24 well-spaced satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for people with ground receivers to pinpoint their geographic location.

Question 30

Which of the following is not a benefit of WiMAX?

A) Long range
B) Low cost
C) Low bandwidth
D) Wireless

Question 31

A communications satellite is a big microwave repeater in the sky; it contains one or more transponders that listen to a particular portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, amplifying incoming signals, and retransmitting them back to Earth.

Question 32

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of 24 well-spaced satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for people with ground receivers to pinpoint their geographic location.

Question 33

Location-based services (LBS) are wired content services that provide location-specific information to mobile users moving from location to location.

Question 34

Which of the following represents an unusual use of RFID?

A) Preventing toilets from overflowing
B) Identifying human remains
C) Timing athletic events
D) All of the above

Question 35

The three components of an RFID system include the tag, ________, and computer network.

Question 36

Wireless fidelity (wi-fi) is a means of linking computers using bluetooth signals.

Question 37

Cellular telephones (cell phones) work by using _____________ to communicate with radio antennas (or towers) placed within adjacent geographic areas called cells.

Question 38

A smartphone combines the functions of a cellular phone and a PDA in a single device.

Question 39

___________ is a telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile phones, computers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) can be easily interconnected using a short-range wireless connection.

Question 40

Radio frequency identification tags have the potential to reinvent the ___________ chain.

Question 41

Explain how American farmers are using GPS satellite navigations systems.

Question 42

Describe how satellite technology works.

Question 43

Describe RFID and how it can be used to help make a supply chain more effective.

Question 44

A _________ information system is designed to work with information that can be shown on a map.

Question 45

A ___________ combines the functions of a cellular phone and a PDA in a single device.

Question 46

Identify the many cellular technologies along with their advantages and disadvantages.

Question 47

List some of the advantages of using a communications satellite.

Question 48

Explain how LBS, GPS, and GIS help to create business value.