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Package Title: Reading Questions Chapter 8
Course Title: Rainer IS 5e
Chapter Number: 8
Question type: Multiple-Choice
1) _____ is the standard that enables wireless devices to access Web-based information and
services.
a) TCP/IP
b) Ethernet
c) World Wide Web
d) Wireless Application Protocol
e) T-Carrier
2) Which type of satellite requires the highest number of satellites to cover the earth?
a) low earth orbit
b) medium earth orbit
c) geostationary
d) polar orbit
e) equatorial orbit
3) With which type of satellite is there a propagation delay?
a) low earth orbit
b) medium earth orbit
c) geostationary
d) polar orbit
e) equatorial orbit
4) Microwave transmissions are broadcast, where as satellite transmissions are point-to-point.
5) Wireless computing can increase speed and improve customer service.
6) A(n) _____ is a new class of digital communication device that provides an organizer, cell
phone, digital camera, access to e-mail, Internet access, and short message service.
a) Blackberry
b) pager
c) personal digital assistant
d) smart phone
e) cell phone
7) Which type of satellite has the shortest orbital life?
a) low earth orbit
b) medium earth orbit
c) geostationary
d) polar orbit
e) equatorial orbit
8) Satellite radio offers uninterrupted, near-CD quality music that is beamed to your radio from
satellites.
9) A transmitter with an antenna that connects a mobile device to a wired local area network is
called a(n):
a) transceiver
b) transmitter
c) radio
d) wireless access point
e) hotspot
10) Wi-Fi is a wireless standard that enables temporary, short-range connections between mobile
devices.
11) Which of the following is the most appropriate wireless technology for real-time location of
caregivers and mobile equipment in health-care environments?
a) Wi-Fi
b) Microwave
c) Ultra wideband
d) Infrared
e) Bluetooth
12) Mobile applications in financial services include which of the following?
a) mobile banking
b) wireless electronic payment systems
c) micropayments
d) brokerage services
e) all of the these
Shuffle: false
13) Using your cell phone to purchase a Coke from a vending machine is an example of:
a) mobile banking
b) wireless wallet
c) micropayment
d) brokerage service
e) money transfer
14) Mobile computing has two major characteristics that differentiate it from other forms of
computing. What are these two characteristics?
a) mobility, broad reach
b) mobility, lack of expense
c) security, broad reach
d) security, mobility
e) broad reach, localization
15) Which of the following is not a mobile application in financial services?
a) transaction processing systems
b) mobile banking
c) wireless electronic payment systems
d) micropayments
e) wireless wallets
16) The OnStar system from General Motors is an example of telemetry.
17) The major problem with RFID has been:
a) expense
b) bandwidth
c) location
d) RFID readers
e) RFID tags
18) The advantages of RFID tags to Staples include all of the following except:
a) accurate inventory
b) precise location of each item in stores
c) reduced transaction costs at checkout
d) movement history of each item through the store to moment of sale
e) labor savings
19) A(n) _____ allows unauthorized entry into a wireless network.
a) lack of encryption
b) disgruntled employee
c) open node
d) illegal server
e) rogue access point
20) Rogue access points can be set up by employees.
