Exam 6: Databases and Data Warehouses

The transportation industry is using ____________ devices to help determine current locations and alternate driving routes.

Which of the following is not an example of a wireless technology that is being integrated throughout business?

What is an RFID tag?

Discuss and differentiate the different generations of mobile communications technologies.

The zone of coverage of an antenna of a wireless Internet service provider is approximately ____.

What is the order of how RFID works in the supply chain?

Which two companies are competing head-to-head with wireless technology?

Which of the following technologies provides nearly universal coverage?

The term wireless refers to any type of electrical or electronic operation that is accomplished without the use of a "hard wired" connection.

____________ defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and sets the customer expectations.

Medium capacity is the difference between the highest and the lowest frequencies that can be transmitted on a single medium, and it is a measure of the medium's capacity.

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

Distinguish among LANs, WANs, and MANs.

Value-added network (VAN) is a private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high capacity connection.

What is a global positioning system?

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

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

LAN is a private network, provided by a third party, for exchanging information through a high capacity connection.

What is radio frequency identification?

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