Deck 16: Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Question 1

What technology uses radio waves rather than wires to transmit information across a local area network?

A) WiMAX wireless broadband
B) Satellite television
C) Wireless local area network
D) Cellular phones and pagers

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Wireless local area network technology uses radio waves rather than wires to transmit information across a local area network.

Question 2

Common examples of wireless devices include cellular phones and pagers,GPS,and two-way radios.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: Common examples of wireless devices include cellular phones and pagers, GPS, and two-way radios.

Question 3

Which of the following is not an emerging mobile trend indicating ways that consumers and businesses will benefit from mobile technologies?

A) Social networking gets mobilized
B) Mobile TV
C) Multifunction devices become cheaper and more versatile
D) All of these

Answer 3

D
Explanation: All of these are emerging mobile trends indicating ways that consumers and businesses will benefit from mobile technologies.

Question 4

Mobile technology refers to any type of electrical or electronic operation that is accomplished without the use of a "hard-wired" connection.

Question 5

What refers to any type of electrical or electronic operation that is accomplished without the use of a "hard-wired" connection?

A) Wireless
B) Mobile
C) GPS
D) RFID

Question 6

Which of the following is not a driver of wireless growth?

A) Universal access to information and applications
B) The invention of the micro hard drive
C) The automation of business processes
D) User convenience, timeliness, and the ability to conduct business 24 x 7 x 365

Question 7

What technology enables wireless networks to extend as far as 30 miles and transfer information,voice,and video at faster speeds than cable?

A) WiMAX wireless broadband
B) Satellite television
C) Wireless local area network
D) Cellular phones and pagers

Question 8

List and discuss the wireless trends that consumers and businesses can benefit from.

Question 9

What technology has experienced rapid and widespread growth in the 21^st century and has created one of the largest technology markets after the PC revolution in the 1980s and 1990s?

A) Collaboration technology
B) Mobile technology
C) Social networking technology
D) Electronic business technology

Question 10

________________ technology refers to any type of electrical or electronic operation that is accomplished without the use of a "hard-wired" connection.

Question 11

Wireless transmissions rely on three types of technology to send data across high-frequency radio ranges that later connect to wired media.Which of the following is not one of the three types of technology?

A) Radio waves (e.g., cellular technology)
B) Microwaves
C) WiMAX
D) Satellite

Question 12

Explain the business benefits of using wireless technology.

Question 13

What technology allows viewers in almost any location to select from hundreds of channels?

A) WiMAX wireless broadband
B) Satellite television
C) Wireless local area network
D) Cellular phones and pagers

Question 14

_________ technology means the technology can travel with the user,but it is not necessarily in real time.

Question 15

Wireless means the technology can travel with the user,but it is not necessarily in real time.

Question 16

What company monitors the operation of its vending machines via wireless technology?

A) United Parcel Service
B) Amazon
C) FedEx
D) Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc.

Question 17

Describe the business benefits associated with enterprise mobility.

Question 18

What technology provides connectivity for portable and mobile applications,both personal and business?

A) WiMAX wireless broadband
B) Satellite television
C) Wireless local area network
D) Cellular phones and pagers

Question 19

Explain how a wireless device can help an organization perform business anywhere,anyplace,anytime.