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

A standard for transmitting information in the form of short-range radio waves over distances of up to 30 feet is known as ____.

A difference between a CAVE and virtual reality is that in some CAVEs,one does not need to use special gear.

Push technology is unaffected by the development of data warehouse technologies.

An ATM password is an example of the "what you have" aspect of personal identification.

The use of the Internet as a delivery vehicle,whereby _____ in a distribution channel can be bypassed is known as disintermediation.

In a virtual reality system,one makes use of special input and output devices that capture _____ and send responses back to the person.

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

A language processing system attempts to make sense of what one is saying by comparing the word phonemes generated in pattern classification with a(n)____.

An iris scan is an example of the "what you know" aspect of personal identification.

Which of the following is an e-commerce business model in which a consumer communicates through a business on the Internet,and directly provides product specifications to a factory that produces the product and ships it directly to the consumer?

WiFi is usually the type of wireless communication used in a network environment.

Most VoIP providers offer free unlimited long distance calling only within one's country.

Which of the following refers to a wireless transmission technology developed primarily for mobile phones to support mobile commerce and other phone activities?

An e-society is one where people live in,on,and through technology with the _____ being at the epicenter.

_____ focuses on online collaboration,users as both creators and modifiers of content,and other engaging Web-based services.

One of the single greatest drawbacks to technological advances is ____.The best chip manufacturers can do is to make circuit elements with a width of 130 nanometers,which ultimately limits the chip's speed and capacity.

Which of the following allows you to send voice communications over the Internet and avoid the toll charges that you would normally receive from your long distance carrier?

F2b2C is an e-commerce model in which a consumer communicates through a business on the Internet and directly provides product specifications to a(n)_____ which then ships it directly to the consumer.

VoIP provides users with a number of value-added services such as call-waiting and caller ID.

A haptic interface uses technology to add the sense of ____.