Ch8 Wireless & Mobile Practice Quiz Test Questions & Answers

Package Title: Practice Questions

Course Title: Rainer, Introduction to Information Systems, Fifth Canadian Edition

Chapter Number: 08

Shuffle: No

Question Type: True/False

1) Wireless is a term used to describe telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves carry the signal between communicating devices.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

2) Microwave transmissions are broadcast, whereas satellite transmissions are point-to-point.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

3) Satellite radio offers uninterrupted, near-CD quality music that is beamed to your radio from satellites.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

4) Bluetooth devices can be used to establish NFC for mobile commerce.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

5) Wireless computing can increase speed and improve customer service.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

6) Wi-Fi is a wireless standard that enables temporary, short-range connections between mobile devices.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

7) The main purpose of location-based applications is to broadcast your current location co-ordinates to local businesses.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

8) The OnStar system from General Motors is an example of telemetry.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

9) Wardriving is the act of locating wireless networks while driving around a certain area.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

10) Wireless jamming introduces noise in the environment to stop people from eavesdropping on private conversations.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

11) Rogue access points can be set up by employees.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

Question Type: Multiple Choice

12) Which of the following technologies is wireless but NOT mobile?

a) smartphones

b) laptops

c) tablet computers

d) microwave towers

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

13) The major types of wireless media are

a) satellite, radio, microwave, and television.

b) cellular, television, radio, and microwave.

c) microwave, satellite, radio, and infrared.

d) smartphones, satellite, television, and radio.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

14) Which of the following statements about wireless devices is NOT true?

a) They are small enough to easily carry or wear.

b) They have sufficient computing power to perform productive tasks.

c) They have strong security features that make them impossible to hack.

d) They can communicate wirelessly with the Internet and other devices.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

15) _____ is a standard that enables wireless devices to access Web-based information and services.

a) TCP/IP

b) Ethernet

c) World Wide Web

d) 802.11

e) T-Carrier

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

16) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

17) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

18) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

19) A transmitter with an antenna that connects a mobile device to a wired local area network is called a

a) transceiver.

b) transmitter.

c) radio.

d) wireless access point.

e) hotspot.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

20) GPS’ are supported by ___ satellites.

a) LEO

b) MEO

c) GEO

d) SEO

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

21) Which of the following statements about Wi-Fi is NOT correct?

a) Wi-Fi provides simple Internet access.

b) Laptop PC’s can contain chips that can send and receive Wi-Fi signals.

c) Many companies offer free Wi-Fi access in their stores.

d) Wi-Fi requires encryption for secure transmissions.

e) Wi-Fi is expensive to set up.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

22) _____ use multiple Wi-Fi access points to create a wide area network.

a) Mesh networks

b) Pervasive networks

c) Global networks

d) Fixed networks

e) Ubiquitous networks

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

23) Wi-Fi networks are typically classified as _______ wireless networks

a) short-range

b) medium-range

c) wide-range

d) none of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

24) _____ collect data from many points over an extended space.

a) Location-based applications

b) Ultra-wideband networks

c) Wireless sensor networks

d) Wi-Max networks

e) Wi-Fi networks

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access

25) The two major characteristics that differentiate mobile computing from other forms of computing are _______ and _________.

a) mobility; broad reach

b) mobility; lack of expense

c) security; broad reach

d) security; mobility

e) road reach; localization

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

26) With regard to mobile computing, _____ mean(s) that it is easy and fast to access the Web and other mobile devices.

a) ubiquity

b) convenience

c) instant connectivity

d) both (b) and (c)

e) all of the above

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

27) The development of mobile commerce is driven by the following factors (choose all that apply):

a) widespread availability of mobile devices

b) increasing prices of mobile devices

c) bandwidth improvement

d) higher costs for wireless services

Answer 1: a

Answer 2: c

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

28) The technology that uses radio waves to identify individual items is

a) telemetry.

b) bar codes.

c) shipping labels.

d) radio-frequency identification.

e) wireless access point.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the Internet of Things, along with examples of how organizations can use the Internet of Things.

Section Reference 1: The Internet of Things

29) All of the following statements regarding QR codes are true EXCEPT

a) QR codes can store more information than bar codes.

b) QR codes can only store information that is comprised of numbers or text.

c) QR codes are more resistant to damage than bar codes.

d) QR codes can be read from any direction or angle.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the Internet of Things, along with examples of how organizations can use the Internet of Things.

Section Reference 1: The Internet of Things

30) A _____ 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) smartphone

e) cell phone

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

31) In health-care environments, which of the following is the most appropriate wireless technology for real-time location of caregivers and mobile equipment?

a) Wi-Fi

b) microwave

c) ultra-wideband

d) infrared

e) Bluetooth

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

32) 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 above

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

33) 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.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

34) Mobile computing has two major characteristics that differentiate it from other forms of computing. What are these two characteristics?

a) mobility and broad reach

b) mobility and lack of expense

c) security and broad reach

d) security and mobility

e) broad reach and localization

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

35) 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

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business.

Section Reference 1: Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce

36) The major problem with RFID has been

a) expense.

b) bandwidth.

c) location.

d) RFID readers.

e) RFID tags.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the Internet of Things, along with examples of how organizations can use the Internet of Things.

Section Reference 1: The Internet of Things

37) For Staples, the advantages of RFID tags include all of the following EXCEPT

a) accurate inventory.

b) the precise location of each item in stores.

c) reduced transaction costs at checkout.

d) the movement history of each item from the store to the moment of sale.

e) labour savings.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the Internet of Things, along with examples of how organizations can use the Internet of Things.

Section Reference 1: The Internet of Things

38) An “evil twin” is associated with which type of threat to wireless networks?

a) rogue access points

b) war driving

c) eavesdropping

d) RF jamming

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies

39) 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

Difficulty: Easy

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media.

Section Reference 1: Wireless Technologies