Chapter 2

Question 1

What are biometrics?

Answer 1

An automated way of recognising a person based on their physical characteristics (i.e. Face, Fingerprints etc)

Question 2

What does RFID stand for?

Answer 2

Radio Frequency Identification Chip

Question 3

What are some features of netbooks?

Answer 3

• Small monitor
• Portable
• Compact
• Robust
• USB connections

Question 4

What are SD cards?

Answer 4

Secure Digital cards

Question 5

What are Cyber cafes?

Answer 5

A cafe or coffee shop that has a number of Personal computers available to use.

Question 6

What is a Hotspot?

Answer 6

A venue that offers a WiFi internet connection (Hotels/ restaurants etc)

Question 7

What is cloud computing?

Answer 7

A system in which all computer programs and data is stored on a central server owned by a company

Question 8

What does convergence mean?

Answer 8

When one device is developed to carry out the functions that were originally performed by several different devices

Question 9

What does metadata mean?

Answer 9

Provides information about the content of a digital item.