Exam 9: Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology Tomorrow

Which of the following can be placed in the human body to store important information about a person,such as medical history,and can be GPS-enabled to offer a method of tracking?

Which of the following is an example of push technology?

A feature analysis system converts digital signals of speech into ____.

In an F2b2C business model,a(n)_____ acts as an Internet intermediary.

Which of the following is a discipline that seeks to control matter at the atomic and sub-atomic levels for the purpose of building devices on the same small scale?

Which of the following best describes the process of viewing the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

Which of the following refers to a system which converts the digital signals of one's speech into phonemes?

The "_____" aspect of personal identification refers to something like a password which everyone can create and has.

Which of the following is an advantage of personal software-as-a-service (personal SaaS)?

When _____ CPUs become a reality,computers will not have to go through many processes associated with translating characters into binary and then reversing the translation process later.

Library book tracking and livestock tracking are examples of applications of RFID technologies.

An example of _____ would be the travel industry where the Internet connects customers directly to an airline to purchase tickets and travel agents no longer play an important role in the process.

Personal software-as-a-service allows users to rent personal productivity software.

Nanotechnology and traditional manufacturing are similar to one another.

Push technology comprises of mass e-mailings.

iTunes,Apple's online music store,allows users across the globe to download music,videos,games,audiobooks,podcasts,and other forms of digital content,all at the push of a button.Effectively,iTunes allowed users to bypass traditional channels such as music stores and other retailers that would normally distributes such products.This is an example of ____.

Abigail,a corporate lawyer,pursues art as a hobby in her spare time.Recently,she started maintaining a blog in which she regularly writes about her favourite artists,types of art,and any art works that she has purchased.Since then,she has started receiving updates via e-mail and text message about art events based on her tastes and preferences.This is an example of ____.

Which of the following refers to a technology with a three-dimensional computer simulation in which a person actively and physically participates?

Illuminas,a research firm in Moscow,maintains a high level of security due to the sensitive research data that they handle.Certain parts of the facility have restricted access and are accessible only to authorized personnel.To validate the identity of such personnel,the firm uses a certain technology which scans employees' irises before granting them entry to such areas.This is an example of which of the following aspects of personal identification?

An implant chip stores a person's medical history.