Deck 10: Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Question 1

______________ allows customers to set up their phones as a mobile Wi-Fi router and allow their laptops or tablets to surf the Internet on their phone's data connection.

A) Breakage
B) BYOD
C) RFID
D) Wireless tethering

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason US retailers are investing in digital pricing displays?

A) Customers are using showrooming tactics in their stores.
B) Online retailing has shortened the shelf life of prices in traditional stores.
C) Retailers must accommodate frequent price changes in order to compete with online merchants
D) With the trend toward environmental sustainability, retailers are showing their support.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Project Fi puts pressure on wireless carriers to do away with lucrative __________, which is unused data at the end of a month.

A) Breakage
B) Excess
C) Wireless tethering
D) Wireless wastage

Answer 3

A

Question 4

___________ telecommunications satellites are the least expensive to build and launch.

A) GEO
B) LEO
C) MEO
D) SEO

Question 5

Nearly _________ of Vietnamese firms state that they conduct business via social networks.

A) ¼
B) ½
C) ¾
D) All

Question 6

If you accidently connect to someone else's hotspot and they collect your usernames, passwords, and account numbers while you are online, this is called ________.

A) a rogue access point
B) an evil twin attack
C) eavesdropping
D) war driving

Question 7

Dematerialization is the process of smartphones __________.

A) becoming cheaper over time
B) getting smaller over time
C) helping users become more productive
D) offering the functionality of many devices in one device

Question 8

____________ refers to something that changes its location over time.

A) MiFi
B) Mobile
C) Wi-Fi
D) Wireless

Question 9

___________ telecommunications satellites are stationary relative to a point on the Earth.

A) GEO
B) LEO
C) MEO
D) SEO

Question 10

Project Fi is _______________.

A) Google's prepaid phone service
B) Google's Wi-Fi hotspot service
C) Verizon's prepaid phone service
D) Verizon's Wi-Fi hotspot service

Question 11

You are driving from New York City to Orlando for a visit to Disney World and are getting directions from a ___________ satellite.

A) GEO
B) LEO
C) MEO
D) SEO

Question 12

The disadvantage of _______ is it is susceptible to environmental interference.

A) Microwave
B) Oven
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 13

Vietnam is one of ___________ fastest-growing markets.

A) Amazon's
B) Bing's
C) Facebook's
D) Google's

Question 14

The disadvantage of ________ is its signals experience propagation delay.

A) Microwave
B) Oven
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 15

Data prices in ___________ are among the lowest in the world.

A) Japan
B) Malaysia
C) Singapore
D) Vietnam

Question 16

The advantage of __________ is that it has a large coverage area.

A) Microwave
B) Oven
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 17

If someone uses a Wi-Fi detector to search for an unprotected wireless network and then intrudes on that network, it is called _________.

A) a rogue access point
B) an evil twin attack
C) eavesdropping
D) war driving

Question 18

The disadvantage of ________ is it creates electrical interference problems.

A) Microwave
B) Oven
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 19

According to the book, cell phones are transforming healthcare across ________ in many ways.

A) Africa
B) China
C) India
D) Russia

Question 20

___________ telecommunications satellites have an orbital life of 6-12 years.

A) GEO
B) LEO
C) MEO
D) SEO

Question 21

L-commerce relies on ________ technology to provide information that is specific to a given location.

A) GPS
B) NFC
C) RFID
D) UWB

Question 22

__________ used/uses analog signals.

A) 1G
B) 2G
C) 3G
D) 4G

Question 23

Bobbejaanland Family Park's implementation of Wi-Fi is a good example of __-commerce.

A) B
B) F
C) L
D) W

Question 24

Your company sends personalized messages to individual consumers as a text message. Of the five value-added attributes that define mobility, this is ________.

A) Convenience
B) Customization
C) Instant connectivity
D) Localization
E) Ubiquity

Question 25

_________ is a short-range wireless network.

A) 4G
B) MiFi
C) NFC
D) Wi-Fi Direct

Question 26

Super Wi-Fi uses the lower-frequency "white spaces" ___________.

A) between broadcast TV channels
B) from Wi-Fi hotspots
C) inside radio waves
D) within satellite signals

Question 27

What technology is Bobbejaanland Family Park NOT using or looking into to help guests?

A) Bluetooth
B) RFID
C) UWB
D) Wi-Fi

Question 28

__________ is an advantage of Wi-Fi.

A) Competition
B) Roaming
C) Security
D) Simplicity

Question 29

The development of m-commerce is NOT driven by _____________.

A) Bandwidth improvement
B) Customization ability
C) Declining prices
D) Widespread availability

Question 30

Mobile payments are made possible with _______.

A) Bluetooth
B) MiFi
C) NFC
D) UWB

Question 31

If you lose your iPhone, the app Find My iPhone uses ___________ to find it.

A) Bluetooth
B) NFC
C) RFID
D) Telemetry

Question 32

Knowing a user's physical location helps a company advertise its product and services. Of the five value-added attributes that define mobility, this is ________.

A) Convenience
B) Customization
C) Instant connectivity
D) Localization
E) Ubiquity

Question 33

________ is a medium-range wireless network.

A) Bluetooth
B) NFC
C) UWB
D) Wi-Fi

Question 34

Bobbejaanland Family Park deployed __________ to provide internet to its visitors.

A) Bluetooth
B) NFC
C) UWB
D) Wi-Fi

Question 35

A disadvantage of Pricer is ___________.

A) GPS use
B) Initial cost
C) Lack of integration with smartphones
D) Time to program new prices

Question 36

_________ is a wide-area wireless network.

A) 4G
B) MiFi
C) NFC
D) UWB

Question 37

____________ typically operate over the licensed spectrum regulated by the government.

A) Bluetooth
B) Cell phones
C) Super Wi-Fi
D) Wi-Fi

Question 38

Advertisers in India reach rural consumers via __________.

A) Mobile phones
B) Print
C) Radio
D) Television

Question 39

If you call a 1-800 number for your airline to get real-time information on your flight's status, you are likely using a _____________ portal.

A) Air
B) Disability
C) Mobile
D) Voice

Question 40

A mobile device can provide information and communication regardless of the user's location. Of the five value-added attributes that define mobility, this is ________.

A) Convenience
B) Customization
C) Instant connectivity
D) Localization
E) Ubiquity

Question 41

__________ implemented its EDEN Dock/Yard software to improve communication during dock operations.

A) Amazon
B) FedEx
C) UPS
D) Walmart

Question 42

Pacific Gas & Electric's consumers have a major concern about _________ in regard to its demand-response programs.

A) Cost
B) Effectiveness
C) Privacy
D) Reliability

Question 43

_______________ are/is the underlying technology of the Internet of Things.

A) Bluetooth
B) Ultra-wideband
C) Wi-Fi
D) Wireless sensors

Question 44

Parking experts state that as much as _________ percent of traffic in US cities consists of drivers looking for a vacant parking space.

A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 70

Question 45

_____________ use internal batteries for power, and they broadcast radio waves to a reader.

A) Active QR codes
B) Active RFID tags
C) Passive QR codes
D) Passive RFID tags

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of QR codes over UPC codes?

A) Cost
B) Data types
C) Size
D) Storage

Question 47

The terms mobile and wireless are not synonymous.

Question 48

Wireless networks are inherently insecure.

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used by Unilever in India?

A) Contacting customers on their mobile phones to target campaigns to them more effectively.
B) Offering free mobile airtime credit to customers when they purchase Unilever products.
C) Regularly calling consumers urging them to buy more products to boost their chances of winning a party on a yacht.
D) Sending cell phone users pre-recorded Bollywood music and jokes interspersed with four Unilever ads.

Question 50

FedEx improved its dock operations using __________.

A) GPS
B) NFC
C) RFID
D) UWB

Question 51

________ allows drivers to sell the rights to parking spaces on streets and _____ illegal in San Francisco.

A) MoneyParking; is
B) MoneyParking; is not
C) Zipcar; is
D) Zipcar; is not

Question 52

___________ rely entirely on readers for their power.

A) Active QR codes
B) Active RFID tags
C) Passive QR codes
D) Passive RFID tags

Question 53

Modern smartphones are about 500 times faster than the first iPhone which was released in 2007.

Question 54

Some companies ban the use of cell phones in their facilities.

Question 55

________ is an advantage of digital marketing in India.

A) Cost
B) Impact on sales
C) Measurability
D) Shelf life

Question 56

A(n) ___________ code is a two-dimensional code, readable by dedicated readers and camera phones.

A) Bar
B) QR
C) RFID
D) UPC

Question 57

Project Fi is a prepaid service that allows customers to pay only for the amount of data they actually use each month.

Question 58

The adoption of ________ has been an important factor in the development of the Internet of Things.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 59

_________ is NOT another term for the Internet of Things.

A) C2C communication
B) Industrial Internet
C) Internet of Everything
D) M2M communication

Question 60

Listeners can pay-per-use for satellite radio.

Question 61

Even with the adoption of IPv6, there are still not enough IP addresses to uniquely identify every object on the earth.

Question 62

Data is typically inexpensive in developing countries.

Question 63

Mobile computing has one major characteristic that differentiates it from other forms of computing: mobility.

Question 64

Pricer's digital displays can be integrated with smartphone apps and GPS systems to lead customers to particular items.

Question 65

It is easy to secure a Wi-Fi network.

Question 66

__________________ means that the transmitter and receiver are in view of each other.

Question 67

Pacific Gas & Electric captures electricity use readings continuously instead of the standard one reading per month; this makes their demand-response program possible.

Question 68

Active RFID tags are less expensive than passive RFID tags.

Question 69

___________________ refers to e-commerce transactions conducted with a mobile device.

Question 70

Most of today's m-commerce applications are used within organizations.

Question 71

Most of the cell phones used by rural residents in India are smartphones.

Question 72

The Internet of Things has helped address the parking problem in US cities.

Question 73

Bobbejaanland Family Park implemented Wi-Fi to track customers.

Question 74

Super Wi-Fi is a pumped up version of Wi-Fi.

Question 75

Bobbejaanland Family Park implemented Wi-Fi because their customers wanted free access to the Internet while in the park.

Question 76

A wireless access point provides service to a number of users within a small geographical perimeter, known as a ________________.

Question 77

Users can easily roam from hotspot to hotspot even if they use different Wi-Fi network services.

Question 78

Wi-Fi services are relatively inexpensive, but they may not be able to survive when so many free hotspots are available to users.

Question 79

FedEx used the Internet of Things to improve its dock operations.

Question 80

Super Wi-Fi ___________ based on Wi-Fi technology.